Sepsis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Ecthyma gangrenosum: an important feature of pseudomonal sepsis in a previously well child.

13 Dec 2009 Ecthyma gangrenosum is a rare, distinctive skin disorder associated with potentially fatal underlying pseudomonal sepsis. Although typically occurring in neutropenic or immunocompromised patients, it can occasionally affect healthy children. The ... Read more...

Septic arthritis as the initial manifestation of fatal Vibrio vulnificus septicemia in a patient with thalassemia and iron overload.

29 Nov 2009 Vibrio vulnificus infection is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease in children such that prompt recognition has prognostic implications. We describe here the case of a 9-year-old female with thalassemia and iron overload who presented with ... Read more...

Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringes.

10 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: To investigate clusters of Serratia marcescens (SM) bloodstream infections (BSIs) at health care facilities in several states and determine whether contaminated prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution (hereinafter, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sepsis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Ecthyma gangrenosum: an important feature of pseudomonal sepsis in a previously well child. 13 Dec 2009
• Septic arthritis as the initial manifestation of fatal Vibrio vulnificus septicemia in a patient with thalassemia and iron overload. 29 Nov 2009
• Blood infection diagnosis by 16S rDNA broad-spectrum polymerase chain reaction: the relationship between antibiotic treatment and bacterial DNA load. 30 Oct 2009
• Corticosteroid therapy for severe sepsis and septic shock. 19 Oct 2009
• Corticosteroid therapy for severe sepsis and septic shock. 19 Oct 2009
• Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringes. 10 Oct 2009
• Statins for the prevention and treatment of infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 10 Oct 2009
• Lactoferrin supplementation to prevent nosocomial infections in preterm infants. 5 Oct 2009
• Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized trial. 5 Oct 2009
• [67-year-old man with symptoms of influenza and a swollen neck] 4 Oct 2009
• [Diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO). Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT)] 4 Oct 2009
• [Infection control guidelines for the intensive care unit] 30 Sep 2009
• Accuracy of AccuChek glucose measurement in intensive care patients. 29 Sep 2009
• A common haplotype of the LBP gene predisposes to severe sepsis. 29 Sep 2009
• Nuclear factor-kappaB decoy oligodeoxynucleotides ameliorate impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in mice with cecal ligation and puncture-induced sepsis. 29 Sep 2009
• Blood lactate monitoring in critically ill patients: a systematic health technology assessment. 29 Sep 2009
• Lactate: finally ready for prime time? 29 Sep 2009
• Could insulin sensitization be used as an alternative to intensive insulin therapy to improve the survival of intensive care unit patients with stress-induced hyperglycemia? 29 Sep 2009
• Is it time for intensivists to learn genomics? 29 Sep 2009
• Parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in premature babies: risk factors and predictors. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Sepsis'

Definition: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK.

Descriptor UI: D018805

Alternative terms: Sepsis; Severe Sepsis; Sepsis, Severe; Septicemia; Blood Poisoning; Poisoning, Blood;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.539.757; C23.550.470.790.500;

History Note: 1995

Technical Notes: SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME is also available