Selected Biomarkers Correlate with the Origin and Severity of Sepsis

Table 5

Total and system-related SOFA score values in the groups of patients evaluated based on source and etiology of sepsis.

System	SOFA score
	Bacterial meningitis	Infective endocarditis	Community-acquired pneumonia	Gram-positive sepsis	Gram-negative sepsis
Respiration	1.5 (0–2)	0 (0–2)	3 (2-3)	1 (0–2)	2 (0–2)
Coagulation	0 (0-1)	1 (0–3)	0 (0-1)	1 (0-1)	0 (0–2)
Liver	0 (0–0)	0 (0-1)	0 (0-1)	0 (0-1)	0 (0–2)
Cardiovascular	0.5 (0–2)	0 (0–2)	2 (1-2)	0 (0–2)	2 (0–2)
Central nervous system	3 (3–3)	0 (0–2)	0 (0-1)	1 (0–3)	0 (0–2)
Renal	0 (0-1)	1 (0-1)	2 (0–4)	0 (0-1)	1.5 (0–2)
SOFA total	6.5 (5–8)	5.5 (2–7.5)	7 (5–8)	6 (5–8)	7.5 (6–9)

Data are presented as medians (interquartile range). SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.