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. 2014 Sep 16;9(9):e107181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107181

Table 3. The source of infection of patients with severe sepsis (total >100% because 167 patients had more than one infection sites).

Variables All patients (n = 484) Survivors (n = 322) Non-survivors (n = 162) P Value
Pneumonia 419 (86.6%) 276 (85.7%) 143 (88.3%) 0.436
Intra-abdominal infection 80 (16.5%) 58 (18.0%) 22 (13.6%) 0.215
Gastroenteritis 41 (8.5%) 27 (8.4%) 14 (8.6%) 0.924
Urinary tract infection 37 (7.6%) 25 (7.8%) 12 (7.4%) 0.889
Bloodstream infection 37 (7.6%) 16 (5%) 21 (13%) 0.002
Soft tissue infection 34 (7.0%) 19 (5.9%) 15 (9.3%) 0.172
Central nervous system infection 23 (4.8%) 19 (5.9%) 4 (2.5%) 0.094
Multiple-site infection (≥2) 167 (34.5%) 111 (34.5%) 56 (34.6%) 0.983