The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...

Sepsis is not contagious, although some contagious infections can lead to sepsis. Some infections are more likely to result in sepsis, and certain people are at higher risk of developing it than ...

An Upstate man is sharing his story to raise awareness about a deadly illness after a small wound on his foot lead to a staph infection, and ultimately, the amputation of his leg. In February 2020, ...

As a veteran high school teacher, Sherri Moody is used to getting a cold about once a year. So when she started feeling sick on a field trip with her students, it wasn’t a big deal. But within days, ...

A new diagnostic method would confirm sepsis infections earlier, cutting critical hours in the "race against time" to save patients' lives. Publishing in Nature Publishing Journal Digital Medicine, ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the association between corticosteroid therapy, mortality, and infectious complications in adults with severe non-COVID-19 pneumonia or acute ...

A single course of antibiotics raises the risk of developing sepsis by 70 per cent for a year after taking them, a new study of NHS patients has revealed. Experts found that the risk of sepsis, which ...

In 2006, Cheryl Douglass, who had recently retired, returned home one afternoon and suddenly started feeling ill. It was as if she had the flu. She sat in an emergency department for hours waiting to ...