McMaster University researcher Fatima Sheikh is part of a team developing a national action plan on sepsis identification.

More than a year after Newfoundland musician Mark Hiscock died unexpectedly from sepsis, his family is still reeling from the ...

Sepsis is not contagious, although some contagious infections can lead to sepsis. Some infections are more likely to result in sepsis, and certain people are at higher risk of developing it than ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition arising from the body's overreactive response against an infection, leading it to injure its own tissues and organs. The first known reference to "sepsis" dates ...

Sepsis is the body's extreme reaction to an infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Bacterial infections are the most common cause of sepsis, according to the CDC ...

The tragic case of Annie Moylan, who died in Melbourne in 2017 from sepsis, when 18 weeks pregnant, has put a spotlight on this life-threatening condition. Delay in receiving blood results, admission ...

Sepsis, colloquially known as blood poisoning, occurs as a result of an infection, usually from bacteria. Bacteria can enter the blood stream via an open wound, from another part of the body after a ...

Clinical guidelines support lower blood pressure targets and active volume removal to mitigate fluid overload in older sepsis ...