Table 2.
Microbiological and infection characteristics of the patients
| Variable | Infection without systemic inflammatory response syndrome (n = 20) | Sepsis (n = 56) | Severe sepsis (n = 67) | Septic shock (n = 11) |
| Bacteraemia | ||||
| Gram-positive bacteria | 0 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| >1 pathogen involved | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Focus of infection | ||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 18 | 32 | 6 |
| Endocarditis | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Pyelonephritis | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Cystitis | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Cholecystitis/cholangitis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gastroenteritis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Skin/soft tissue infection | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Bone/joint infection | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Data presented as the absolute number.