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From: Procalcitonin as a biomarker for severe Plasmodium falciparum disease: a critical appraisal of a semi-quantitative point-of-care test in a cohort of travellers with imported malaria

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Procalcitonin (PCT) levels on admission in relation to parasite load in 71 patients with falciparum malaria. Bars represent the median value of each group. Arrow heads indicate the patients with severe falciparum malaria. Statistical analysis showed an overall statistically significant difference between the various PCT groups on admission (p = 0.0012). Post-hoc group-to-group analysis showed significant differences in parasite load (identified by the asterix sign *) between various PCT groups (Normal vs moderate, p = 0.0044; normal vs high, p = 0.0013; and low vs high, p = 0.0403, respectively).

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