Table 1. Characteristics of pediatric patients with sepsis and septic shock .

Patient number	94
Age, year	5.6 ± 4.8
Weight, kg	21.3 ± 16.0
Male, n (%)	43 (46%)
PRISM III score	6.7 ± 6.7
Classifications of patients
Sepsis, n (%)	58 (61%)
Septic shock, n (%)	36 (39%)
Fractional shortening, %	34.3 ± 5.3%
WBC, μL-1	12,005 ± 8,680
CRP level, mg/L	138 ± 122
Primary sites of infection
Lung, n (%)	54 (58%)
Urinary tract, n (%)	13 (14%)
Abdominal, n (%)	8 (9%)
Blood, n (%)	6 (6%)
Catheter-related, n (%)	5 (5%)
Soft tissue, n (%)	5 (5%)
Central nervous system, n (%)	3 (3%)
PICU mortality, n (%)	13 (14%)

CRP, C-reactive protein; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; PRISM, pediatric risk of mortality; WBC, white blood cell.