Sepsis crieria is
Two of the following
1. Temperature<36 °C (96.8 °F) or >38 °C (100.4 °F)
2.Heart rate>90/min
3Respiratory rate>20/min or PaCO2<32 mmHg (4.3 kPa)
4.WBC<4x109/L (<4000/mm³), >12x109/L (>12,000/mm³), or 10% bands
PLUS
Suspicious or Confirmed Infection.
To answer your question as one-liner....History (complaints)Clinical(Patient full examination), lab (CBC,
CRP, Blood or Urine culture)
Next Steps
Other tests available are...
CRP, Blood or Urine culture
Health Tips
Always need to correlate clinically.
Believe treating physician.