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Table 2 Source of infection among septic patients identified by SOFA or SIRS criteria

From: Microbiological findings in emergency department patients with sepsis identified by the Sepsis-3 criteria: a single-center prospective population-based cohort study

 

SOFA, n (%)

n = 466

SIRS, n (%)

n = 398

Difference (95% CI)

Pulmonary

302(64.8)

228(57.3)

7.5(1.0–14.0)

Urinary tract

88(18.9)

95(23.9)

5.0(÷0.5 –10.5)

Gastro-intestinal

34(7.3)

44(11.1)

3.8(÷0.1–7.7)

Central nervous system

5(1.1)

0

1.1(0.1–2.1)

Skin

27(5.8)

29(7.8)

2.0(÷1.4–5.4)

Endocarditis

3(0.6)

1(0.3)

0.3(÷0.6–1.2)

  1. CI confidence interval, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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