Bacteremia as a risk factor for variceal upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in cirrhotic patients: a hospital-based study

Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 3 Procalcitonin in different blood culture results in the studied groups (n = 99)

	Blood culture				Test	P
	No growth (n = 55)		Growth (n = 44)
	N	%	N	%
Procalcitonin
Negative	48	84.2%	9	15.8%	χ², 44.22	< 0.0001
Positive	7	16.7%	35	83.3%	χ², 44.22	< 0.0001
Procalcitonin (mg/dL), median (range)	0.22 (0.1–2.45)		2.1 (0.12-2.96)		MW, 5.99	< 0.0001