CALCA and acute kidney injury: In addition, we used the multivariate logistic regression method to demonstrate serum PCT level as an independent predictor of AKI in both the non-infected patients (odds ratio (OR) = 1.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.12–1.71, p = 0.003) and the infected patients (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.03–1.46, p = 0.020).