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 is a life-threatening condition that happens when your immune system has a severe reaction to an infection and causes inflammation throughout the body. 1,2 Sepsis can cause damage to ...

It can also be used to describe sepsis, a potentially life-threatening reaction of the body to septicemia. Both conditions are mainly caused by bacteria but can also be triggered by viruses ...

Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be life ...

Infant sepsis or blood infection in infants is one of the common causes of death among infants and children worldwide each ...

Infection The body's response to the invasion of any microorganism, including bacterial, fungal, protozoan, or viral agent, that causes clinical signs of infection. [3] Sepsis A bacterial ...

With thousands of people falling ill with sepsis each year in Ireland, just what is this illness and who is most vulnerable?

A breakthrough study by Irish researchers pinpointed a biomarker for the early identification of the potentially deadly ...

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal death—and the most expensive to treat worldwide. Sepsis occurs when a bacterial infection spreads from one organ to the entire bloodstream.

A breakthrough study by Irish researchers pinpointed a biomarker for the early identification of the potentially deadly ...