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Study flow chart. In cohort 1, we included patients presenting outside of the ICU with infection but without organ dysfunction or sepsis. In cohort 2, we included only patients presenting outside the ICU with sepsis. ED = emergency department; ILAS = Instituto Latino-Americano de Sepsis; qSOFA = Quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment.
