Table 4.

Systemic symptoms and abnormal investigations in patients with SIRS (n=25)

Systemic signs and symptoms	No. (%)
a) Fever	25 (100)
b) Gastrointestinal	10 (40)
c) Respiratory	3 (12)
d) Joint	2 (8)
Relevant abnormal laboratory results	Abnormal/total done
a) Total WBC	22 (88)
b) Differential count	16 (64)
c) CRP	13 (81.25)
d) Liver function test	5 (27.8)
e) Culture positivity:
Blood Pus	n=2 (meningococci, Gram-negative bacilli) n=3 (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

SIRS=Systemic inflammatory response syndrome; WBC=White blood cells; CRP=C-reactive protein