Disease Markers

Research Article

Association of Procalcitonin with the Patient’s Infection Characteristics and Prognosis after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Table 1

Patients with positive blood culture results.
Number of allAgranulocytosisNo agranulocytosis
Number of all197 (100%)119 (60%)78 (40%)—
Number of ALL65 (33%)3629—
Number of AML81 (41%)5130—
Number of CML9 (4.5%)54—
Number of MDS25 (13%)169—
Number of lymphoma6 (3%)51—
Number of AA9 (4.5%)54—
Number of MF1 (0.5%)10—
Number of MM1 (0.5%)01—
PCT (ng/mL)1.64 (0.25, 10.12)0.76 (0.28, 2.72)<0.05
CRP (mg/L)85.73 (52.06, 144.80)54.84 (17.01, 114.55)0.281
D-Dimer (mg/mL)455.00 (272.00, 868.00)918.50 (446.00, 3716.00)<0.05
AST (U/L)32.50 (21.00, 56.25)48.00 (28.50, 70.00)0.615
ALT (U/L)23.00 (16.00, 33.75)44.50 (24.00, 63.50)<0.05
LDH (U/L)157.50 (128.00, 206.75)397.50 (264.50, 704.75)<0.05
ALP (U/L)63.50 (46.50, 78.00)111.50 (60.5, 208.00)<0.05
CK (U/L)21.50 (17.25, 36.00)33.00 (14.25, 73.25)0.139
ALB (g/L)34.05 (31.60, 37.05)30.80 (28.63, 37.97)0.560
CRE (μmol/L)61.00 (47.25, 85.00)55.00 (42.00–103.50)0.795
BUN (mmol/L)5.56 (4.15, 8.82)6.51 (4.30, 14.97)0.221
GLU (mmol/L)6.61 (5.48, 6.47)6.31 (4.99, 8.44)0.083
BNP (p g/mL)155.00 (49.50, 595.10)223.05 (90.00, 1090.00)0.432
Hb (g/L)81.00 (74.50, 89.00)84.00 (66.75, 101.00)0.568
Age (years)40 (26, 51)36 (26–50)<0.05
Body temperature38.70 (37.82, 39.20)38.55 (37.43–39.00)0.203
Sex (male%)108 (90.8%)67 (85.9%)—
Data are presented as the median value and interquartile range (IQR). ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML: acute myeloid leukemia; CML: chronic myelocytic leukemia; MDS: myelodysplastic syndrome; MM: multiple myeloma; MF: myelofibrosis; AA: aplastic anemia; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; CK: creatine kinase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; Hb: hemoglobin; ALB: albumin; CRE: creatinine; GLU: blood glucose.