Table 4

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein concentrations and white blood cell count in patients with delayed sepsis

Patient 1

D11

D12

D13

D14

D15

PCT, μg/L

1.7

13.4

58

43

36

CRP, mg/L

124

150

173

295

300

WBC × 10⁹/L

0.12

0.23

0.35

0.50

0.48

Patient 2

D7

D8

D9

D10

D11

PCT, μg/L

7

8.1

5.3

3.1

1.1

CRP, mg/L

304

311

201

182

110

WBC × 10⁹/L

0.03

0.03

0.03

-

0.02

Patient 3

D8

D9

D10

D11

D12

PCT, μg/L

8.3

5.4

3.2

1.8

1.1

CRP, mg/L

270

330

370

260

180

WBC × 10⁹/L

0.18

0.22

0.15

0.12

0.10

The dynamics of markers of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients who developed delayed sepsis on days 7 to 11 after conditioning with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) were different from the dynamics of increase in PCT and CRP that were observed during ATG conditioning. Dx, days after conditioning; WBC, white blood cell.

Brodska et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R37   doi:10.1186/cc7749