Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening illness. Your body's response to a bacterial infection usually causes it. Your immune system goes into overdrive, overwhelming normal processes in your blood. The result is that small blood clots form, blocking blood flow to vital organs. This can lead to organ failure. Babies, old people and those with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sepsis. But even healthy people can become deathly ill from it.

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Associations between socioeconomic status, clinical variables, and non-COVID-19 sepsis risk

Associations between socioeconomic status, clinical variables, and non-COVID-19 sepsis risk

Novel AI-powered method detects antimicrobial resistance within 30 minutes

Novel AI-powered method detects antimicrobial resistance within 30 minutes

Green tea-silver nanoparticles: A promising weapon against superbugs

Green tea-silver nanoparticles: A promising weapon against superbugs

Latest surveillance data shows a rise in antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths

Latest surveillance data shows a rise in antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths

Revolutionizing critical care: the potential of gut microbiota therapeutics

Revolutionizing critical care: the potential of gut microbiota therapeutics

BMI should not be used to determine eligibility for gender-affirming chest surgery

BMI should not be used to determine eligibility for gender-affirming chest surgery

Fresh risks in ready-to-eat produce: Study reveals how common pathogens lurk in our salads

Fresh risks in ready-to-eat produce: Study reveals how common pathogens lurk in our salads

Study exposes gaps in pediatric antibiotic effectiveness in Southeast Asia, calls for tailored treatments

Study exposes gaps in pediatric antibiotic effectiveness in Southeast Asia, calls for tailored treatments

Microscopic inflammation in IBD linked to higher risk of serious infections

Microscopic inflammation in IBD linked to higher risk of serious infections

Study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 alters mitochondria, leading to energy outages and organ failure

Study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 alters mitochondria, leading to energy outages and organ failure

Antibiotics no longer effective in treating childhood infections in large parts of the world

Antibiotics no longer effective in treating childhood infections in large parts of the world

$3.4 million grant awarded to identify therapeutic treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome

$3.4 million grant awarded to identify therapeutic treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome

How strep bacteria outsmart your immune system and why it matters for treatment

How strep bacteria outsmart your immune system and why it matters for treatment

Pioneering partnership supports early-stage innovation against antimicrobial resistance to save lives

Pioneering partnership supports early-stage innovation against antimicrobial resistance to save lives

Strengthening the immune system to fight cytomegalovirus on its own

Strengthening the immune system to fight cytomegalovirus on its own

For people with sickle cell disease, ERs can mean life-threatening waits

For people with sickle cell disease, ERs can mean life-threatening waits

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Ghana confined to clinical settings

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Ghana confined to clinical settings

Traffic air pollution linked to serious neonatal complications

Traffic air pollution linked to serious neonatal complications

Rare ‘flesh-eating’ bacterium spreads North as oceans warm

Rare ‘flesh-eating’ bacterium spreads North as oceans warm

Is there an association between vitamin D deficiency and sepsis mortality?

Is there an association between vitamin D deficiency and sepsis mortality?