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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the gene-expression cohort

From: Interleukin-27 is a novel candidate diagnostic biomarker for bacterial infection in critically ill children

 

SIRS (n= 21)

Sepsis (n= 60)

Median age in years

3.3 (2.0 to 8.3)

1.9 (0.6 to 5.1)a

Males (%)

52

67

Median PRISM score

10 (4 to 14)

14 (10 to 21)a

Mortality (%)

5

22

  1. aP < 0.05 versus procalcitonin (PCT); PRISM, pediatric risk of mortality; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
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