Multivariate logistic regression analysis evaluating the independent predictive value of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) and procalcitonin (PCT) for 28-d case fatality.

aalcoholism was diagnosed or patient had been treated for alcohol-induced disease previously.bcontinuous systemic cortisone treatment (daily dose more than 10 mg of oral prednisolone).The optimal cut-offs for parameters were estimated using ROC curve analysis and Youden's index.