Selected Biomarkers Correlate with the Origin and Severity of Sepsis

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of septic patients.

Age in years, median (interquartile range)	61 (70–46)
Gender (male/female)	30/32
Site of infection	n	(%)
Bacterial meningitis	18	29.0
Infective endocarditis	11	17.7
Community-acquired pneumonia	10	16.1
Urinary tract infection	6	9.7
Severe soft tissue infection	6	9.7
Biliary sepsis	4	6.5
Vertebral osteomyelitis	2	3.2
Meningococcal sepsis	1	1.6
Acute bacterial epiglottitis	1	1.6
Acute enteritis	1	1.6
Diverticulitis	1	1.6
Unknown origin	1	1.6
Etiology	n	%
Gram-positive bacteria	37	59.7
Streptococcus pneumoniae	16	25.8
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus	9	14.5
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	3	4.8
Streptococcus agalactiae	3	4.8
Streptococcus pyogenes	2	3.2
Streptococcus viridans	1	1.6
Streptococcus mitis	1	1.6
Streptococcus anginosus	1	1.6
Listeria monocytogenes	1	1.6
Gram-negative bacteria	14	22.6
Escherichia coli	5	8.1
Klebsiella pneumoniae	2	3.2
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	2	3.2
Neisseria meningitidis	2	3.2
Haemophilus influenzae non B	1	1.6
Legionella pneumophila	1	1.6
Salmonella group B	1	1.6
Polymicrobial infection	3	4.8
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, Peptostreptococcus spp., Bacteroides fragilis	1	1.6
Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas spp.	1	1.6
Citrobacter freundi, Klebsiella oxytoca	1	1.6
Virus	2	3.2
Influenza A H1N1	2	3.2
Pathogen not identified	6	9.7