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 ...
Sepsis arises when the immune system fails to control an infection and malfunctions, causing multi-organ failure. Many ...
Understanding the different types of immune dysregulation that cause sepsis will enable targeted treatments, lower future death tolls, and prevent lingering illness like long COVID-19.
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 ...