Sepsis occurs when your body has an extreme reaction to an infection. This reaction causes drastic changes in the body and can be very dangerous and potentially life threatening. Sepsis is most often ...

Neutropenic sepsis is a body-wide reaction that can occur when a person with an infection or injury also has a low level of immune cells called neutrophils. Neutropenic sepsis is a medical emergency ...

Sepsis happens when the immune system responds dramatically to an infection. Symptoms include a high fever, a rapid heart rate, breathing difficulty, and confusion. Urgent medical attention is ...

Sepsis represents a substantial health care burden, and there is limited epidemiologic information about the demography of sepsis or about the temporal changes in its incidence and outcome. We ...

Larissa Banitt is a registered nurse who combines her English and Nursing degrees in writing health content. She has worked on the floor on a medical-surgical unit and currently works providing care ...

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay recently returned to Commons for the first time after suffering from a life-threatening bout of sepsis last year. Since his return to public duties, Mackinlay has spoken ...

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 ...