Rapid detection of sepsis complicating acute necrotizing pancreatitis using polymerase chain reaction

Table 1 Results of PCR and blood culture data for ANP patients

Sample No.	Age (yr)	Gender	Blood culture	PCR	T (°C)	HR (beats /min)	R (breaths /min)	WBC (109/L)
1	53	M	-	+	39	120	20	13.5
2*	36	M	+	+	39.1	116	22	14.3
			-	+	38.6	130	25	17.9
			-	-	38.1	114	22	9.8
3*	51	M	-	+	39.1	130	24	17.1
			-	-	39.1	140	24	18.3
4	55	M	-	+	38.3	100	22	17.5
5	67	F	-	-	38.2	110	24	12.8
6*	54	M	-	-	38.5	116	34	14.4
			-	-	37.9	116	22	12.2
			-	-	37.2	95	18	18.7
			-	-	37.9	118	23	18.3
7	57	M	-	-	39.5	120	26	18.6
8*	51	M	-	+	39.7	180	Mechanic	19.2
			-	-	39.2	130	Mechanic	13.4
9*	54	F	-	+	39.6	128	Mechanic	37.7
			-	-	41.3	130	Mechanic	18.5
10	60	F	-	-	39.3	170	Mechanic	9.3
11*	61	F	-	-	39.1	126	28	20.4
			-	+	38.5	116	22	8.9
12	60	M	-	-	38.5	108	22	16
13	74	F	-	-	38	116	Mechanic	18.6

The data are time-ordered in the same patient; Mechanic- means mechanical ventilation and ANP is the abbreviation of acute necrotizing pancreatitis.