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Table 6 Comparison of PCT, CRP and WBC levels and diagnostic positive rate between G+ and G bacterial infection group

From: Usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell (WBC) levels in the differential diagnosis of acute bacterial, viral, and mycoplasmal respiratory tract infections in children

Group

n

PCT

CRP

WBC

Combined diagnosis

M

n (%)

M

n (%)

M

n (%)

G+ bacteria

60

0.57

34 (56.67)

8.37

31 (51.67)

8.97

21 (35.00)

52 (86.67)

G bacteria

48

0.50

23 (47.92)

7.87

24 (50.00)

9.30

21 (43.75)

40 (83.33)

Z

 − 0.124

0.797

0.269

p

0.902

0.426

0.788

χ2

 

0.82

0.03

0.86

0.24

p

 

0.37

0.86

0.35

0.63

  1. M represents the median