... the protocol, collected data, car-ried out the analyses of suPAR, sTREM-1 and MIF, and wrote the manuscript. OA contributed to the concept of the study, the writing of the protocol and the grouping ... grouping of patients, and helped to draft the manuscript. GK participated in planning of the study and grouping of patients, and helped to draft the manuscript. JE contributed to the planning of the ... number of patients included in the study, the reasons for subsequent exclu-sions, the final diagnoses of the patients, and the ability C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and the three-marker...