Selected Biomarkers Correlate with the Origin and Severity of Sepsis

Table 2

The comparison of baseline characteristics of patients with gram-positive () and gram-negative () sepsis.

	Gram positive	Gram negative
	Age, years	59 (66–42)		69.5 (75–35)	0.485
Gender (male/female)	19/18	6/8	—
APACHE II	16 (21–13)	21 (24–14)	0.261
SOFA	6 (5–8)	7.5 (6–9)	0.182
WBC (cells/μL)	16,400 (24,600–10,250)	14,750 (29,000–9100)	0.883
CRP (mg/L)	263 (319–179)	181 (267–111)	0.026

Data are expressed as medians (interquartile range). APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; WBC: white blood cell count; CRP: C-reactive protein.