Methods and Kits for the Rapid Determination of Patients at High Risk of Death During Septic Shock

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of treatment of serious medical syndromes such as severe sepsis and septic shock. In particular, the present invention provides methods and kits to obtain an early evaluation of mortality risk and help therapeutic decisions for patients in severe sepsis with two organ failures, for example for patients in septic shock with one additional organ failure. The methods of the invention are based on the analysis of an expression profile of one or several genes selected in the group consisting of HLA-DRB4, FOSB, GPR109B, RBP7, TLR7, IL15, HLA-C, AMFR, LOC96610, IRF5, MGC29506, EDG3, IGLV1-44, IFIT2, IFI44, EPSTI1, TNFRSF17, AREG, THBS1, CTLS1, TFPI, PHACTR2, PFKFB2 and CHIT1.