Research Article

Complicated Posterior Cervical Skin and Soft Tissue Infections at a Single Referral Center

Table 4

Score of patients by SIRS criteria measured at admission.

SIRS criteriaNumber of SIRS criteria present (%)

(i) or< 36°C
(ii) Heart
(iii) Respiratory or Hg (4.3 kPa)
(iv) White blood cell or <4,000/mm3 or >10% immature bands
083 (47.2)
142 (23.9)
222 (12.5)
317 (9.7)
412 (6.8)

SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome; PaCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide.