Table 1 Characteristics of the severe sepsis patients
From: Biomarkers of early sepsis may be correlated with outcome
Diagnosis | Death (N = 5) | Survival | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mid-term (N = 6) | Long-term (N = 13) | ||
Median survival time (days) | 6.46 | 45 | NA |
Female/male | 1/4 | 1/5 | 9/4 |
Age (years) | 72.0 ± 13.6 | 64.8 ± 13.5 | 78.0 ± 11.5 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 4 | 5 |
K. pneumoniae | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MSSA | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MRSA | 1 | 1 | 0 |
H. influenzae | 0 | 1 | 0 |
E. cloacae, K. pneumoniae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. marcescens | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. coli | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Urinary tract infection | 1 | 0 | 3 |
K. pneumoniae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. coli | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. coli, A. baumannii | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bed sore infection | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. morganii | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. albicans | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cellulitis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 1 | 2 | 4 |
E. coli | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. baumannii, S. maltophilia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. lwoffii | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. pneumonia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Blood culture positive rate | 100% | 83.3% | 38.5% |