CRP and Sepsis: Seven top biomarkers—presepsin, procalcitonin (PCT), albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP), prothrombin time (PT), hematocrit (Hct), and D-dimer—were measured at the moment of clinical sepsis suspicion, concurrently with blood cultures and prior to empirical antibiotic administration, within ±2 h of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA).