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Sepsis: Introduction

Sepsis: The presence of pathological micro-organisms in the blood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Sepsis is available below.

Symptoms of Sepsis

• Chills
• Rigors
• Fever
• Myalgias
• Tachycardia
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Sepsis

Treatments for Sepsis

• Antibiotics
• Surgical drainage of pus
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Sepsis:

• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
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  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Sepsis?

• Misdiagnosis of Sepsis
• Failure to diagnose Sepsis
• Hidden causes of Sepsis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Sepsis

Sepsis: Related Patient Stories

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Sepsis: Deaths

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Types of Sepsis

• Neonatal sepsis - in newborn babies
• more types...»

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Sepsis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Sepsis:

• Tissue destruction
• Abscesses
• Bacteremia
• Septicemia
• more complications...»

Causes of Sepsis

• Bacterial infection - spreading from elsewhere in the body
• Bacteremia
• Septicemia
• Subphrenic abscess - sepsis
• Listeriosis - sepsis
• more causes...»

See full list of 34 causes of Sepsis

More information about causes of Sepsis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Sepsis (2 listings)
• Underlying causes of Sepsis
• Sepsis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Sepsis as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Sepsis

Disease Topics Related To Sepsis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Sepsis:

• Septicemia
• Blood infection
• Bloodstream infection
• Neonatal sepsis
• Bacteremia
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Sepsis

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria...read more »

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Prognosis for Sepsis

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Research about Sepsis

Visit our research pages for current research about Sepsis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Sepsis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Sepsis include:

• A Safety and Efficacy Study of Intravenous E5564 in Patients With Severe Sepsis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - E5564
• The Effects of EPA, GLA and Antioxidants in the Treatment of Sepsis - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Eicosapenaenoic acid (EPA), Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA) and Antioxidants (Study Group)
• Observational Study of Sepsis and Pneumonia to Develop Diagnostic Tests - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study To Evaluate Efficacy & Safety Of TAK-242 In Adults With Severe Sepsis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - TAK-242
• BaSES Trial: Basel Starch Evaluation in Sepsis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hydroxy-ethyl starch (MW 130; 0.4) vs. normal saline
• more trials...»

See full list of 131 Clinical Trials for Sepsis

Statistics for Sepsis

• Medical statistics for Sepsis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Sepsis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Sepsis
• Society statistics for Sepsis

Sepsis: Broader Related Topics

• Bacterial diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

Types of Sepsis

Sepsis Message Boards

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• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Sepsis:

The presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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