Directory of Sepsis Resources

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Sepsis is a serious medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state developed as a response to microbes in the blood, urine, lungs, skin or other tissues.

Subcategories

• Bacteremia
• Septic Shock

Resources in This Category

• CNN: Sepsis Can Strike, Kill Shockingly Fast

  http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/29/ep.sepsis.infection/
  Article asking how a healthy 20-year-old Brazilian model could die so quickly from an infection.

• eMedicine: Bacterial Sepsis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/234587-overview
  Article by Burke A Cunha, MD.

• MedlinePlus: Sepsis

  https://medlineplus.gov/sepsis.html
  Provides information and resources on this life-threatening illness.

• NHS Choices: Sepsis

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Blood-poisoning/
  Provides information on this life-threatening illness caused by the body overreacting to an infection. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

• Sepsis (Blood Poisoning)

  http://www.medicinenet.com/sepsis/article.htm
  Provides information on this dangerous medical condition, the causes, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention.

• Sepsis Alliance

  http://www.sepsis.org/
  Organization aiming to help patients, families and medical professionals successfully combat sepsis. Includes information on the condition, the Team Sepsis Plan and other initiatives and resources.

• Wikipedia: Sepsis

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis
  Encyclopedia article on this serious medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state due to an infection.

• Wikipedia: Viremia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viremia
  Encyclopedia article with information on this medical condition where viruses enter the bloodstream, including the difference between primary and secondary viremia, and between the active and passive condition.

 

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