Table 2 Clinical features of infection in AL patients with FN with positive mNGS results.

From: Blood plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing for identifying pathogens of febrile neutropenia in acute leukemia patients

Items

Mean (P)

SD (P)

Mean (N)

SD (N)

p value

LY (109/L)

79.42

15.59

70.39

19.82

0.028

Cr (μmol/L)

54.53

11.55

59.20

7.44

0.044

WBC (109/L)

5.58

26.84

13.27

27.57

0.046

PCT (ng/mL)

0.52

0.78

0.17

0.25

0.104

NEUT (109/L)

14.34

9.15

21.65

20.40

0.150

CRP (mg/L)

29.15

14.48

23.19

9.32

0.217

LDH (U/L)

147.82

78.34

137.43

16.60

0.750

ALB (g/L)

35.04

1.89

34.91

1.58

1.000

  1. LY, lymphocyte count. Cr, creatinine levels. WBC, blood white blood cell count. PCT, procalcitonin. NEUT, neutrophil count. CRP, C-reactive protein. LDH, lactate dehydrogenase. ALB, albumin. avg, average. sd, standard deviation. P, mNGS-positive group. N, mNGS-negative group.
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