Figure 5.

Procalcitonin (PCT)–sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) correlation in infected patients (PCT = -0.84 + 1.526 × SOFA score, ng/ml) and noninfected patients (PCT = 0.27 + 0.02 × SOFA score, ng/ml). * P < 0.02. □ and solid line, infected and regression line; + and dashed line, noninfected and regression line.