Sepsis begins with an infection—bacterial, viral or fungal—that initiates a systemic inflammatory response. This, in turn, drives loss of vascular integrity that causes vascular leakage ...

Advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of sepsis have occurred in the last decade. Previously, sepsis was viewed primarily as an inflammatory disorder. More recent studies indicate ...

Sepsis, which is also called blood poisoning, is the body's severe reaction to an infection. A rash, changes in mental state, fever, and low blood pressure are four early signs of sepsis.

A WOMAN whose parents died from sepsis within eight weeks of each other developed the same life-threatening condition just ...

Sepsis, sometimes called septicaemia or blood poisoning, happens when the body’s immune system goes into overdrive in response to an infection. The initial problem could be anything from a chest ...

Despite treatment, morbidity and mortality from neonatal sepsis remain high. Therapy for sepsis in infants remains largely supportive, including the use of appropriate antibiotics, supporting ...

Without this information, it’s hard to predict who will develop sepsis or explain why sepsis causes a range of immune responses in different individuals.” In order to explore the origins of sepsis, ...