Table 1.

Inclusion criteria – HETRASE study

Modified CDC definitions for infection	General variables	Inflammatory variables
1) Pneumonia	1) Temperature (oral or axillary) > 38°C or < 36°C	1) WBC > 12,000 μL-1 or < 4,000 μL-1 or with > 10% immature forms
2) Bloodstream infection	2) Heart rate > 90 beats/min	2) Plasma C-reactive protein > 5 mg/dL.
3) Clinical sepsis	3) Respiratory rate > 20 breaths/min
4) Symptomatic urinary tract infection and other infections of urinary tract	4) Altered mental status determined by Glasgow Coma Scale < 15
5) Intra-abdominal infections	5) Systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg or a decrease > 40 mm Hg
6) Skin infections
7) Soft tissue infections
8) Superficial and deep surgical site infections
9) Joint or bursa infections