Table 2 Laboratory values of the study population

^aTotal leucocyte count (10³/µl) (mean ± SD)

10.8 ± 4.9

11.2 ± 5.5

0.3

^aPlatelet count (10³/µl) (median (IQR))

232 (142)

229 (122)

0.68

^aProcalcitonin (ng/ml) (median (IQR))

0.3 (0.27)

0.31 (0.25)

0.67

^bTotal leucocyte count (10³/µl) (median (IQR))

13 (17.8)

12 (10.2)

0.93

^bPlatelet count (10³/µl) (median (IQR))

68 (139)

110 (192)

0.77

^bProcalcitonin (ng/ml) (median (IQR))

4 (6.5)

1.2 (1.6)

0.00