Heparinised whole blood was collected from eligible adult patients with
sepsis admitted to the intensive-care unit of the Departments of
Surgery (n = 10) and Internal Medicine
(n = 5), General Hospital of Vienna, Austria
(Table
1 ). Sepsis was defined according to the International
Sepsis Definitions Conference criteria.25 (link),26 (link) Blood samples were obtained within 24 h (early)
of, or ≥ 5 d (late) after, a diagnosis of sepsis. Eligible patients
had not received chemotherapy or immunotherapy 4 wk prior to blood
sample collection. Heparinised whole blood was cultured undiluted in
2 ml pyrogen-free tubes (Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, Germany).
sepsis admitted to the intensive-care unit of the Departments of
Surgery (n = 10) and Internal Medicine
(n = 5), General Hospital of Vienna, Austria
(
1
Sepsis Definitions Conference criteria.25 (link),26 (link) Blood samples were obtained within 24 h (early)
of, or ≥ 5 d (late) after, a diagnosis of sepsis. Eligible patients
had not received chemotherapy or immunotherapy 4 wk prior to blood
sample collection. Heparinised whole blood was cultured undiluted in
2 ml pyrogen-free tubes (Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, Germany).