Pentraxins in patients with bacteremiaa.

Plasma long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) and short pentraxin C-reactive protein (CRP) values 1 to 4 days after blood culture (diagnosis) in bacteremia nonsurvivors and in survivors.aPTX3 values available for 34 patients (5 nonsurvivors and 29 survivors) on day 1–2, 81 patients (12 nonsurvivors and 69 survivors) on day 3, 104 patients (17 nonsurvivors and 87 survivors) on day 4. CRP values available for 126 patients (18 nonsurvivors and 108 survivors) on day 1–2, 85 patients (12 nonsurvivors and 73 survivors) on day 3, 109 patients (15 nonsurvivors and 94 survivors) on day 4.