PCT levels according to pathogen isolated
| Bacterial organism isolated | n | PCT (ng/ml) |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 2 | 80.4 (0.5–160.7) |
| Clostridium difficile | 2 | 23.7 (0.4–23.7) |
| Legionella | 1 | 15.2 |
| Morganella morganii | 1 | 6.5 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 2 | 6.45 (0.1–12.8) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 6 | 2.45 (0.1–30.4) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 2 (0.1–4.2) |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 | 1.9 |
| Escherichia coli | 17 | 1.9 (0.1–458.2) |
| Pneumocystis carinii | 1 | 1.7 |
| Leptospira | 1 | 1.6 |
| Pseudomonas aeroginosa | 1 | 1 |
| Coxiella burnettii | 1 | 0.9 |
| Citrobacter freundeii | 1 | 0.9 |
| Salmonella | 7 | 0.8 (0.2–73.7) |
| Streptococcus non-pneumoniae | 6 | 0.35 (0.1–2.5) |
| Campylobacter | 1 | 0.2 |
| Mycobacterium hominis | 4 | 0.1 |
| Brucella | 1 | 0.1 |