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| | Sepsis: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic |
 | | A large international collaboration was established to educate people about sepsis and to improve patient outcomes with sepsis, EHandler: no quick summary. | | | The more critical subsets of sepsis include severe sepsis (sepsis with acute organ dysfunction) and septic shock septic shock quick summary: | | | The therapy of sepsis rests on antibiotic antibiotic quick summary: |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/s/se/sepsis.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sepsis |
| | In hospitalized patients, common sites of infection include intravenous lines, surgical wounds, surgical drains, and sites of skin breakdown known as decubitus ulcers or bedsores. | | | Sepsis is often life-threatening, especially in people with a weakened immune system or other medical illnesses. | | | A change in mental status and hyperventilation may be the earliest signs of impending sepsis. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000666.htm
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| | Sepsis |
| | People with inefficient immune systems or blood disorders are at particular risk for sepsis and have a higher death rate (up to 60%); in people who have no underlying chronic disease, the death rate is far lower (about 5%). | | | Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. | | | The most common symptom of sepsis is fever, often accompanied by chills or shaking, or other flu-like symptoms. |
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http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/sepsis.jsp
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