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Table 3 The relationship between microbiological and sepsis characteristics of the sepsis patients

From: Accuracy of Pancreatic Stone Protein for diagnosis of sepsis in children admitted to pediatric intensive care or high-dependency care: a pilot study

Variable

Sepsis

N = 6 (27%)

Severe sepsis N = 10 (45%)

Septic shock

N = 6 (27%)

Total N = 22

Etiology

 Bacterial

4

1

1

6 (27%)

 Polymicrobial

0

6

5

11(50%)

 Viral

2

3

0

5 (23%)

Focus

 Blood stream

1

0

2

3 (14%)

 Pulmonary

2

6

0

8 (36%)

 Abdominal

1

0

0

1 (4,5%)

 Combined

1

2

4

7 (32%)

 Other

1

2

0

3 (14%)