Table 3 Clinical and laboratory signs of infections

Temperature (°C)

   Infection

37.2 (36.8–38.1)

37.5 (37.1–38.8)

0.851

   Early septic shock

37.8 (36.2–39.8)

38.7 (37.6–39.9)

0.037

   Late septic shock

38.1 (36.6–38.8)

37.2 (35.8–39.2)

0.413

Leucocytes (×10⁹/l)

   Infection

8.9 (4.4–13.2)

10.2 (3.4–10.2)

0.663

   Early septic shock

18.9 (6.5–45.8)

9.5 (3.5–13.9)

<0.010

   Late septic shock

15.0 (9.8–39.2)

17.8 (12.3–33.2)

0.717

CRP (mg/l)

   Infection

110 (80–223)

54 (8–72)

<0.010

   Early septic shock

203 (75–266)

144 (42–323)

0.162

   Late septic shock

124 (44–210)

120 (90–258)

0.690

Lactate (mmol/l)

   Infection

1.6 (0.8–2.0)

1.9 (1.0–5.1)

0.174

   Early septic shock

2.3 (1.4–3.2)

1.9 (1.0–5.1)

0.520

   Late septic shock

2.0 (0.8–4.5)

2.0 (0.7–2.8)

0.702