Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | Multi-organ dysfunction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (n = 22) | Absent (n = 6) | |||
| Age (mean years) | 48.5 | 60.2 | ||
| Sex: M = /F | 8/14 | 4/2 | ||
| Mean duration of fever prior to admission (days) | 4.1 | 2.3 | ||
| Premorbid illness | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 | 4 | ||
| Hypertension | 6 | 2 | ||
| Cardiac disease | 2 | 1 | ||
| Psychiatric illness | 2 | 1 | ||
| Cerebrovascular accident | 2 | None | ||
| Temperature at admission (°F) | 106.1 | 105.4 | ||
| Heart rate/min (mean) | 134 | 117 | ||
| Mean systolic bood pressure (mm Hg) | 110 | 140 | ||
| Mortality | 19 | 1 | ||