CRP and infection: Univariate analysis showed that there were no significant differences in gender ratio, ratio of fever duration >10 days, age and WBC among the three groups (p > 0.05), the differences in the ratio of abnormal ECG, the ratio of ≥2 pathogenic infections, the ratio of ≥2 systemic damages, CRP levels, and D-dimer levels were statistically significant when compared among the three groups.