Table 2

Acute phase proteins in serum

eCRP

fSAA

gProcalcitonin

dID

mg/L

mg/L

μg/L


C01

<5

<11

0.06

C02

0.0

<11

0.05

C03

0.3

<11

0.10

C04

0.2

<11

0.06

C05

0.1

<11

0.07

C06

0.1

20

0.16

acontrol

C07

0.2

<11

<0.05

C08

0.4

53

0.09

C09

1.9

<11

0.12

C10

1.0

14

0.06

C11

0.4

<11

<0.02

C12

3.5

28

0.06

C13

0.6

<11

0.09

C14

0.5

<11

0.06


P01

<5

15

0.06

P02

3.3

13

0.04

P03

1.2

16

0.10

bafebrile

P04

10.7

26

0.14

(AF)

P05

1.0

<11

0.05

P06

0.5

<11

0.05

P07

3.3

59

0.03

P08

0.5

12

<0.05


P05

>75

>600

0.21

P06

>75

560

0.12

P07

>75

560

0.08

cfebrile

P08

44

>600

0.10

(F)

P09

67

>600

0.14

P10

75

>600

0.10

P03

1.22

11

0.09

P04

>75

590

0.41


Data shown as scatter plots in Additional File 2, Figure S1

a-dConcentration of acute phase proteins in sera from ahealthy children and PFAPA children in either an bafebrile interval or cwithin the first 20 hours of a febrile episode. Samples from FP03 and FP04 were drawn respectively ࿄ 12 hours before and ࿄120 hours after fever appeared. Numerical digits in the assigned didentification number (ID) are unique to individuals. Values in bold are outside the range for healthy children http://www.kliniskkemi.se webcite.

eCRP; C reactive protein. Upper limit of detection is 75 mg/L. Concentration in healthy children is <5 mg/L.

fSAA; serum amyloid A. Lower and upper limits of detection are 11 and 600 mg/L. Concentration in healthy children is <11 mg/L.

gIn the absence of a bacterial infection, the concentration of procalcitonin is <0.2 μg/L.

Brown et al. BMC Pediatrics 2010 10:65   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-10-65

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