Every year, sepsis affects around 1.7 million people in the United States. Around 1 in 3 deaths in hospitals result from sepsis, and 350,00 people die because of it each year.

Common germs that can cause sepsis include Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli (E. coli), and some types of Streptococcus, so people who have these infections should also be aware of the signs ...

In people over 80, recurring sepsis more than quintupled in 2021 compared to 2008. “The cause is likely that we have become better at treating other medical conditions such as cancer and that we ...

People suffering from chronic liver and kidney diseases, as well as those with learning disabilities, are at greater risk of dying from sepsis, scientists have warned.

The leading cause of death in hospitals, Sepsis affects 30 million people globally a year — killing 6 million babies and children Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at ...

The researchers also reported that people of South Asian descent appeared to have a higher incidence of sepsis. The academics also looked at deaths within 30 days of a sepsis diagnosis.

People believed to have sepsis who take piperacillin-tazobactam (Zosyn) and vancomycin have a 5% absolute mortality increase at 90 days compared with those who take cefepime and vancomycin, a new ...

In the UK, 245,000 people are affected by sepsis every year in the UK – including around 2,000 children, with at least 48,000 people losing their lives in sepsis-related illnesses every year ...

In the UK, 245,000 people are affected by sepsis every year. UK sepsis experts said that “anything which might reduce the burden of a condition which claims one in five lives worldwide needs to ...