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Supplemental methods: Definition of sepsis, of infections, of organ dysfunction, of microbiological detection and identification. Method for measurement of plasma biomarker concentrations [15,37,38]. Table S1: Plasma concentrations of biomarkers of sepsis and severity scores in patients with septic shock. Table S2: Biomarkers and severity score performances (area under the curve [AUC] values) predicting in-hospital mortality in the entire population of patients with sepsis (ALL) and in the subgroup of patients with septic shock (Septic Shock Patients).

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Que et al. Critical Care 2012 16:R114   doi:10.1186/cc11406