Results of eubacterial PCR and procalcitonin in nonseptic patients from groups III and IV
Groupa and patient no. | Diagnosis | Result for: | |
---|---|---|---|
Eubacterial PCR | Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | ||
III | |||
1 | Chronic liver disease with epistaxis | − | <0.5 |
2 | Myocardial infarction | − | <0.5 |
3 | Ischemic heart disease with hypertension | − | <0.5 |
4 | Myasthenia gravis | − | <0.5 |
5 | Cerebrovascular accident (infarction) | − | <0.5 |
6 | Bronchitis and left ventricular failure | − | <0.5 |
7 | Coronary artery disease | − | <0.5 |
8 | Postictal loss of consciousness | − | <0.5 |
9 | Acute interstitial pneumonia | + | <0.5 |
10 | Ischemic heart disease with left ventricular failure | − | <0.5 |
11 | Ischemic heart disease with hypertension | − | <0.5 |
12 | Myocardial infarction | + | <0.5 |
13 | Coronary artery disease | − | <0.5 |
14 | Coronary artery disease | − | <0.5 |
15 | Multivalvular heart disease | − | <0.5 |
IV | |||
1 | Mitral and aortic valve replacement | + | 10 |
2 | Repeat of mitral valve replacement | − | <0.5 |
3 | Craniotomy: aneurysm clipping | + | 10 |
4 | CABG (off pump) | − | <0.5 |
5 | CABG (off pump) | − | <0.5 |
6 | Tibia interlock | + | >2 |
7 | CABG (on pump) | + | 10 |
8 | Hemiglossectomy | + | <0.5 |
9 | Total esophagotomy | + | <0.5 |
10 | CABG (off pump) | − | <0.5 |
11 | Craniotomy; cerebellar hemorrhage decompression | + | 10 |
12 | Craniotomy; posterior fossa abscess evacuation | − | <0.5 |
13 | CABG (on pump) | + | >2 |
14 | CABG (on pump) | + | <0.5 |
15 | Total hip replacement | + | <0.5 |
↵a Groups are defined in Materials and Methods.