Selected Biomarkers Correlate with the Origin and Severity of Sepsis

Table 3

The comparison of baseline characteristics of patients with bacterial meningitis (), infective endocarditis (), and community-acquired pneumonia ().

	Bacterial meningitis	Infective endocarditis	Community-acquired pneumonia
	Age, years	64 (69-70)	59.5 (32–66)		48 (33–62)	0.140
Gender (male/female)	7/11	5/6	6/4
APACHE II	18.5 (16–21)	10.5 (8–17)	21.5 (23.25–13.75)	0.038
SOFA	6.5 (5–8)	5.5 (2–7.5)	7 (5–8)	0.109
WBC (cells/μL)	22,000 (15,000–29,500)	11,250 (9400–20,550)	9600 (15,825–6050)	0.410
CRP (mg/L)	187 (119–312)	282 (243–313)	288 (414–107.5)	0.972

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.