Table 1 Clinical patient characteristics
Sepsis | Severe sepsis/septic shock | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 9 | 17 | 17 | |
Male/female | 6/3 | 9/8 | 10/7 | |
Age | 57 (42 to 71) | 69 (55 to 78) | 74 (68 to 79) | |
Platelet counts (×10 3 /μl) | 198 (161 to 210) | 98 (79 to 159) | 176 (145 to 230) | |
APACHE II score | 9 (8 to 13) | 23 (15 to 26) | ||
SOFA score | 0 (0 to 1) | 7 (5 to 11) | ||
SAPS II score | 33 (25 to 35) | 53 (40 to 58) | ||
Site of infection | Admission cause and number of patients | |||
Pulmonary | 4 | 7 | Cardiac | 3 |
Urinary | 0 | 2 | Pulmonary | 2 |
Abdominal | 3 | 5 | Endocrine | 3 |
Endocarditis | 0 | 1 | Rheumatic | 1 |
Soft tissue | 0 | 1 | GI | 4 |
Others | 2 | 1 | Other | 4 |