Dataset

Data were extracted from patients’ medical records a. Demographic, anthropometric, hematochemical, bacteriological and radiological variables were those observed at ED admittion. Vitamin D samples were analyzed with the Elecsys Vitamin D total assay electro-chemiluminescence binding assay (Roche).

Comorbidities were collected according to Charlson-age adjusted definitions, sepsis severity was assessed according to APACHE II and SOFA and SAPS III. Microbiologic results represent results from the first 48hours after admission