Table 2 Percentage of septic (S) and septic shock (SS) patients negative for SIRS criteria (SIRS < 2) or negative for SIRS criteria (SIRS < 2) plus qSOFA score (qSOFA < 2) with positivity to other markers.

From: Best diagnostic accuracy of sepsis combining SIRS criteria or qSOFA score with Procalcitonin and Mid-Regional pro-Adrenomedullin outside ICU

S patients

SOFA ≥ 2

qSOFA ≥ 2

PCT ≥ 0.5 ng/mL

MR-proADM ≥ 1 nmol/L

SIRS < 2 (n = 41)

22/41 (54%)

4/41 (10%)

21/41 (51%)

32/41 (78%)

SIRS < 2 + qSOFA < 2 (n = 35)

19/35 (54%)

–

20/35 (57%)

35,739 (89%)

SOFA < 2 (n = 32)

–

1/32 (3%)

9/32 (28%)

17/32 (53%)

SOFA < 2 + qSOFA < 2 (n = 30)

–

–

14/30 (%)

28/30 (%)

SIRS < 2 + SOFA < 2 + qSOFA < 2 (n = 16)

–

–

7/16 (%)

13/16 (%)

SS patients

SOFA > 2

qSOFA > 2

PCT ≥ 0.5 ng/mL

MR-proADM ≥ 1 nmol/L

SIRS < 2 (n = 11)

11/11 (100%)

3/11 (27%)

7/11 (64%)

11/11 (100%)

SIRS < 2 + qSOFA < 2 (n = 10)

8/10 (80%)

–

6/10 (60%)

10/10 (100%)

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