Sepsis, which is also called blood poisoning, is the body's severe reaction to an infection. A rash, changes in mental state, fever, and low blood pressure are four early signs of sepsis.

Interpretation of Blood Culture Results in Defining Sepsis in Term or Preterm Neonates (Type I and Type II Errors) 1 Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt ...

The definition excluded children because their bodies respond to sepsis differently than adults – including how their immune systems attempt to fight off the infection and the way their ...

Under the new consensus definition (Sepsis-3), a patient is diagnosed with sepsis if organ dysfunction can be identified as an acute change in total sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA ...

One in five deaths around the world is caused by sepsis, also known as blood poisoning, shows the most comprehensive analysis of the condition. The report estimates 11 million people a year are ...

Objective: To review the accuracy of the pediatric consensus definition of sepsis in term neonates and to determine the definition of neonatal sepsis used. Study Selection: The review focused ...