An 83-year-old woman from Norfolk died of sepsis after her pet dog licked an open leg wound. The infection, caused by the ...

According to the medical reports, Pasteurella multocida, a bacterium found in dogs' mouths, was the result of an accidental ...

Feb. 21—If you've watched enough episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" then you've probably seen that some patients develop sepsis and die. Dr. Barath Rangaswamy, of the Texas Tech University Health ...

Feb. 21—If you've watched enough episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" then you've probably seen that some patients develop sepsis and die. Dr. Barath Rangaswamy, of the Texas Tech University Health ...

Maternal sepsis — a condition many are unaware of — is the country’s second leading cause of maternal mortality. Between 2014 and 2017 infection or sepsis caused 14.3% of pregnancy-related ...

Its symptoms include temperature change (high or low), signs of an infection, mental confusion, and severe pain. According to Sepsis Alliance, early detection provides the best chance for survival ...

The national nonprofit Sepsis Alliance says that for each hour there is a delay in treatment, the risk of sepsis progressing to septic shock and causing death rises by 4–9%. Learn more about sepsis.