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SAA was measured at hospital admission and on day 2 of hospitalization using a validated point-of-care test. Logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the predictive value of individual SAA measurements for diagnosing sepsis and assess whether change in SAA during 48\u00a0h could predict sepsis or death. Cox survival analysis assessed the association between SAA concentration and death.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum amyloid A (SAA) concentrations were measured on day 0 (n\u00a0=\u00a0127) and day 2 (n\u00a0=\u00a097) of hospitalization. On admission and day 2, SAA was not significantly associated with death (P\u00a0=\u00a0.20 and P\u00a0=\u00a0.08), but was significantly associated with neutropenia (OR 1.001; 95% CI, 1.001-1.1002; P\u00a0\u2264\u00a0.001), blood culture positivity (OR 1.001; 95% CI, 1.0-1.1001; P\u00a0=\u00a0.002), or both (OR 1.002; 95% CI, 1.001-1.1003; P\u00a0\u2264\u00a0.001), with optimal cut-offs of 419\u00a0\u03bcg\/mL on day 0, with moderate sensitivity and specificity (80% and 81%, respectively). Changes between day 0 and day 2 were not predictive for death (P\u00a0=\u00a0.49), neutropenia (P\u00a0=\u00a0.36), blood culture positivity (P\u00a0=\u00a0.41) or both (P\u00a0=\u00a0.17).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this cohort, SAA only had moderate ability to rule in or rule out sepsis or predict death. 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