Table 2

Clinical details of 30 children with sepsis syndrome or septic shock

NoAge (months)SexOrganism isolatedInotropes at 48 hours (μg/kg/min)Survived/diedOrgan system failure at 48 hours
13.3F N meningitidis Dopamine:2.5 Noradrenaline:0.2Survived2
20.03MGroup A  streptococcusDopamine:5Died3
34.3FPneumococcusDopamine:10 Dobutamine:7.5Died4
411.3M C albicans Dopamine:5 Dobutamine:5 Adrenaline:0.8Died3
58.4F S Aureus 2-150 Died 2-150
610.2F N meningitidis 0Survived0
73.9M N meningitidis 0Survived0
814.0MNeutropenic colitis0Survived0
911.0M E coli Dobutamine:10 Adrenaline:0.2Died5
1015.0MPneumococcus 2-150 Died 2-150
111.1MNo growthDobutamine:5 Adrenaline:1.0 Noradrenaline:0.6Died4
122.0MP aeruginosaDobutamine:10 Noradrenaline:0.2Died4
134.8MNo growth0Survived0
1414.0FNo growth0Survived2
15120.0M S aureus 0Survived0
1613.0FNo growth0Survived0
1726.5M C septicum Dopamine:10Survived3
185.8M N meningitidis 0Survived0
1920.9M C septicum Dopamine:10 Noradrenaline:0.2Survived2
2017.5M N meningitidis Dopamine:2.5Survived1
214.8FPneumococcus0Survived0
2217.7M N meningitidis 0Survived0
2316.5M N meningiditis 0Survived0
24223.0MMixed organismsDopamine:2.5Died1
25189.0FMixed organismsDopamine:5Survived3
26193.0MGroup B  streptococcusDopamine:5 Noradrenaline:0.3Survived4
270.75M S mercasens Dopamine:5 Noradrenaline:0.2Survived4
287.3MNo growth0Survived0
297.8M N meningitidis 0Survived1
306.8F N meningitidis 0Survived1
  • 2-150 Died less than 12 hours after admission. C albicans = Candida albicans; C septicum = Clostridium septicum; E coli = Escherichia coli; N meningitidis = Neisseria meningitidis; S aureus = Staphycocccus aureus; S mercasens = Serratia mercasens.