Patient characteristics
55 patients with sepsis were recruited in this study. The basic demographics and clinical characteristics of these patients are described in supplementary Table 1. The 28-day mortality was 34.5% in the patients with sepsis (n=19). The identified pathogens related to the patients with sepsis are described in supplementary Table 2. Nonsurvivors had significantly greater APCHEII and SOFA scores on ICU admission than survivors. The concentrations of lactate, PCT, and CRP were also significantly higher in nonsurvivors than in survivors (Supplementary Table 3).