Multivariate logistic regression analysis evaluating the independent predictive value of pentraxin 3 (PTX3), procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) for severe sepsis.

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