Table 1 Clinical data for septic patients and healthy controls

Age

58.3 ± 21

39.5 ± 13

0.02

Platelet count/ml

(187 ± 45) × 10⁶

(270 ± 116) × 10⁶

0.03

Exosome mg protein/sample

9.6 ± 3.9

10.6 ± 4.5

0.56

Infection

   Gram-negative

6

n.a.

   Gram-positive

2

n.a.

   Candida

1

n.a.

   Unidentified

3

n.a.

Site of origin

   Respiratory

7

n.a.

   Blood

2

n.a.

   Urinary

1

n.a.

   Peritonitis

1

n.a.

   Trauma

1

n.a.

Neutrophil count/ml

(12.1 ± 5.7) × 10³

(5.6 ± 1.5) × 10³

0.002

Dysfunction

   Shock

8

n.a

   Respiratory

8

n.a.

   Renal

3

n.a.

   Hepatic

1

n.a.