TABLE 1.

Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of the Total Cohort

Variable	All Episodes (n = 509)
Median gestational age (wk)	26.43 (23.71–31.86)
Median birth weight (g)	850 (435–2,100)
Number of males (%)	277 (54.4)
Age at onset of suspicion (d)	13 (3–165)
Interleukin-6 levels (pg/mL)	39 (2–1,396,700)
Procalcitonin levels (ng/mL)	0.63 (0.05–100.00)
C-reactive protein levels (mg/L)	2.7 (0.30–297.00)
Intubated patients (%)	114 (22.4)
Number with no sepsis (%)	411 (80.7)
Number with Gram-positive bacteria (%)	71 (13.9)
Number with Gram-negative bacteria (%)	27 (5.3)

The demographics and clinical characteristics of the total cohort. Values are medians (minimum–maximum range) or percentages.