Table 2 Relevant predictors and risk factors associated with detection of pathogens 

Bacterial contamination

Sex

0.016

0.0782

-

-

-

-

-

Age [years]

0.010

0.1675

-

-

-

-

-

BMI [kg/m²]

0.001

0.7547

-

-

-

-

-

Moderate pancreatitis *

0.002

0.4903

-

-

-

-

-

Severe pancreatitis *

0.007

0.2553

-

-

-

-

-

Post-ERCP

0.002

0.5664

-

-

-

-

-

WBC [giga/l] onset

0.052

0.0013

0.015

0.006

0.004-0.027

2.636

0.0091

WBC [giga/l] day 1

0.035

0.0093

-

-

-

-

-

CRP [mg/l]

onset

0.019

0.0521

-

-

-

-

-

CRP [mg/l]

day 1

0.024

0.0315

-

-

-

-

-

Creatinine [mg/dl] onset

0.007

0.2342

-

-

-

-

-

Creatinine [mg/dl] day 1

0.015

0.0909

-

-

-

-

-

Lipase [U/l]

onset

0.000

0.8943

-

-

-

-

-

Lipase [U/l] day 1

0.001

0.7141

-

-

-

-

-

Amylase [U/l] onset

0.000

0.8753

-

-

-

-

-

Amylase [U/l] day 1

0.000

0.8085

-

-

-

-

-

Biliary Etiology

0.002

0.4916

-

-

-

-

-

Pleural effusion

0.054

0.0010

0.086

0.077

-0.066-0.238

1.116

0.2657

Ascitic fluid

0.070

0.0002

0.198

0.077

0.047-0.349

2.589

0.0104

Volume therapy (first 24 h)

0.007

0.2511

-

-

-

-

-

Volume therapy (24–48 h)

0.005

0.3370

-

-

-

-

-

Volume therapy (after 48 h)

0.008

0.2370

-

-

-

-

-