Sepsis Marker | Evaluated in experimental studies | Evaluated in clinical studies | Evaluated as a prognostic factor | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
√ | B(s) | √ | Correlated with CRP in patients with septic shock | |
 | A | √ | Predicted liver dysfunction in patients with sepsis | |
 | C | √* | Predicted response to therapy | |
Ferritin [200] |  | B(m) | √ | Distinguished between survivors and non-survivors at 28 days, correlated with SOFA score |
√ | B | √ | Distinguished between survivors and non-survivors at 28 days, correlated with SOFA score | |
Hepcidin [203] | Â | B | Â | Incraesed in sepsis compared with healthy controls and patients with chronic renal failure |
√ | C(s) | √ | Higher in sepsis compared with no sepsis, no prognostic value | |
√ | C | √* | Increased in infected compared with non-infected patients | |
 | C | √ | Distinguished between survivors and non-survivors at 28 days, correlated with APACHE II score |