title: Staphylococcal bacteraemia/sepsis-characteristics of laboratory parameters.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  While determining a diagnosis and during a disease follow-up, laboratory, or non-specific inflammatory parameters in particular, platelets reference values, nitrogen matters, and liver enzymes play a significant role because their values may indicate multiple organ failures.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyse laboratory parameters in patients diagnosed with the staphylococcal bacteraemia/sepsis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysed patients have been treated at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases through the period often years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Differences in average CRP values, leucocytes, neutrophils and platelets among the patients diagnosed with the sepsis and bacteraemia are not statistically relevant p > 0,05. Difference in the average sedimentation values of the erythrocytes between the patients diagnosed with the sepsis and the patients diagnosed with the bacteraemia are statistically relevant p = 0,035. Differences between the average INR values between the patients diagnosed with sepsis and the patients with bacteraemia are not statistically significant, but indicative p = 0,051. Differences in the average blood sugar values, urea, creatinine, bilirubin and ALT between the patients diagnosed with bacteraemia and sepsis are not statistically significant p > 0.05.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results have showed that even in the course ofa bacteraemia, there is a significant increase in the non-specific inflammatory parameters indicating the gravity ofbacteraemia as well, with a constant risk of developing sepsis and septic shock. The importance of running and following-up the laboratory parameters herewith is emphasised for the purpose of detecting sepsis in a timely manner and administering an adequate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Infectious diseases, Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, B&H. enra.lukovac@gmail.com
authors.forename: Enra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lukovac
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pitic
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koluder
authors.forename: Meliha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hadzovic-Cengic
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mostarac
authors.forename: Refet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gojak
authors.forename: Baljic
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rusmir
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D003404:Creatinine