The development of a new treatment strategy for bacterial infections and sepsis is being led by researchers at Lund University. In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers ...

A new study from researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City found that starting an advanced medication earlier for ...

A fast-moving, life-threatening condition, sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. Each year, at least 350,000 adults who develop sepsis die during hospitalization or are discharged to ...

Treating sepsis with vitamin C is associated with reductions in mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, and hospital/ICU length of stay, according to the findings of a systemic review and ...

Purpose. The efficacy and safety of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were evaluated. Summary. The medical literature was ...

Septic shock represents the most severe form of infection-driven systemic inflammation, whereas acute pancreatitis induces a sterile inflammatory response. Although ...

Of all the life-threatening conditions hospitals battle on a daily basis, sepsis is a particularly fickle beast. Despite the difficulties associated with diagnosing this complication, healthcare ...

The death of NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, whose family said he had severe pneumonia that progressed to sepsis, has renewed questions about a condition many people have heard of but few fully ...

Sepsis, a common and potentially deadly complication to an infection, is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals, accounting for 35% of in-hospital deaths. But as many as 87% of sepsis cases ...