BACKGROUND: Trace metals/metalloids were important for the biological functions of both the eukaryotic host and the microorganism. Their concentrations and variations may associate with the critical illness in sepsis, which still needs to be investigated. METHODS: We performed a prospective cohort study on the patients with sepsis admitted to Tongji hospital (Wuhan, China) from Jul 01 to Dec 31, 2021. Sepsis was diagnosed in accordance with the third international consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock (Sepsis-3). The concentrations ...