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Table 2 Procalcitonin (PCT) levels on admission in relation to causative Plasmodium species.

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

PCT

Non-P. falciparum malaria

Uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria

Severe P. falciparum malaria

 

Normal

4

23

0

27

Low

5

16

0

21

Moderate

14

22

2

38

High

6

4

4

14

 

29

65

6

100

  1. Non-P. falciparum vs uncomplicated P. falciparum p = 0.004
  2. Non-P. falciparum vs severe P. falciparum p = 0.031
  3. Uncomplicated P. falciparum vs severe P. falciparum p < 0.001