People are being urged to look out for possible signs of life-threatening sepsis this winter as infections spread. The condition strikes when the immune system overreacts to an infection and ...

This article provides the resources for the bedside caregiver to conduct a focused physical assessment of the infant with suspected sepsis ... response to infection is discussed, along with ...

Gram-positive, fungal, and viral organisms, however, initiate a sepsis response that begins with the release of exotoxins and cellular antigenic components. Late-onset culture negative infection ...