Table 3 Inflammatory biomarker serum levels in patients with GN-BSI and GP-BSI

CRP (mg/L), median (IQR)

132.2 (64.97,226.6)

89.42 (47.84, 183.0)

0.0077

PCT (ng/ml), median (IQR)

11.29 (1.80, 41.63)

0.53 (0.12, 2.94)

< 0.0001

IL-6 (pg/ml), median (IQR)

397.4 (125.1, 1447.0)

172.4 (84.81, 216.1)

0.0003

IL-10 (pg/ml), median (IQR)

67.78 (28.71, 188.4)

5.75 (2.38, 19.35)

0.0105

ESR (cm), median (IQR)

81.0 (58.0, 105.0)

70.0 (50.0, 95.0)

0.0621

WBC (×10⁹/L), median (IQR)

9.51(7.13, 12.82)

9.27 (7.05, 12.84)

0.9082

NE% (%), median (IQR)

83.30 (76.90, 87.70)

80.55 (74.95, 86.43)

0.1092

PLT(×10⁹/L), median (IQR)

167.0 (111.0, 244.0)

169.5 (120.0, 243.3)

0.5366