<p>SIRS: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; CRP = C-reactive protein; WCC = White Cell Count; SAPS = Simplified Acute Physiology Score; LODS = Logistic Organ Dysfunction System; SOFA = Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment; ODIN = Organ Dysfunction and/or Infection; SD = standard deviation, CI = confidence interval; IQR = interquartile range; X<sub>0.5</sub> = Median.</p><p>* = p<0,05 compared to SIRS.</p
epsis caused by infection remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity among children. Several i...
<p>CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PMNs, polymorphonuclear cells.</p>†...
<p>Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation), unless otherwise stated.</p><p>SD: Standard de...
<p>SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome.</p><p>Patient disease characteristics at admission...
<p>ad: admission; sd: standard deviation; CCI: Charlson comorbidity weight index; WBC: white blood c...
<p>Demographic and clinical data are referred to the time of blood sample collection. If not otherwp...
<p>n, number, CRP, C-reactive protein; SOFA, sepsis related organ failure assessment; APACHE II, acu...
<p>AP indicates acute pancreatitis; SIRS indicates systemic inflammatory response syndrome.</p
<p>APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CRP, C-reactive protein; ICU, intensive c...
<p>SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome; BSI: blood stream infection; HIV: human immune def...
<p>Data are presented as numbers (%) and mean ± standard deviation or median (IQR) as appropriate. S...
<p>At the two other time points, receiver operating characteristics curves were not significantly di...
<p>Systemic inflammation was defined as new onset of systemic inflammatory response syndrome plus a ...
<p>Time points were the day before the PCT peak (<i>PCT<sub>before</sub></i>), the day of the PCT pe...
<p>Values are mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise noted.</p><...
epsis caused by infection remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity among children. Several i...
<p>CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PMNs, polymorphonuclear cells.</p>†...
<p>Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation), unless otherwise stated.</p><p>SD: Standard de...
<p>SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome.</p><p>Patient disease characteristics at admission...
<p>ad: admission; sd: standard deviation; CCI: Charlson comorbidity weight index; WBC: white blood c...
<p>Demographic and clinical data are referred to the time of blood sample collection. If not otherwp...
<p>n, number, CRP, C-reactive protein; SOFA, sepsis related organ failure assessment; APACHE II, acu...
<p>AP indicates acute pancreatitis; SIRS indicates systemic inflammatory response syndrome.</p
<p>APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CRP, C-reactive protein; ICU, intensive c...
<p>SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome; BSI: blood stream infection; HIV: human immune def...
<p>Data are presented as numbers (%) and mean ± standard deviation or median (IQR) as appropriate. S...
<p>At the two other time points, receiver operating characteristics curves were not significantly di...
<p>Systemic inflammation was defined as new onset of systemic inflammatory response syndrome plus a ...
<p>Time points were the day before the PCT peak (<i>PCT<sub>before</sub></i>), the day of the PCT pe...
<p>Values are mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise noted.</p><...
epsis caused by infection remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity among children. Several i...
<p>CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PMNs, polymorphonuclear cells.</p>†...
<p>Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation), unless otherwise stated.</p><p>SD: Standard de...