DENVER (KDVR) — Doctors at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver are seeing an unexplained uptick in the number of obstetrics patients with strep A sepsis, a life-threatening condition that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pregnancy-adjusted screening tools had high sepsis predictability rates for women with sepsis or ...

Azithromycin administered to women in labor during planned vaginal delivery reduced their risks for sepsis and death, but not their newborns’ risks for sepsis and death, according to findings ...

Sepsis is a medical emergency that occurs when a patient’s body improperly reacts to an infection. It can lead to organ failure or death if not treated quickly enough. The rate of sepsis among ...

Texas women experiencing a miscarriage during their second trimester stand a significantly higher risk of developing sepsis, a potentially life-threatening infection that can trigger organ failure, ...

Your immune system protects you by fighting off invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. However, it’s possible for your immune system to overreact in a way that’s harmful to your body. This ...

Sepsis is a medical complication triggered by any infection. It causes millions of deaths each year. The first global report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on sepsis or septicemia, published ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make SEP-1 sepsis care bundle a pay-for-performance measure. The inclusion of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1) into Medicare's ...

Sepsis is a medical emergency. It can lead to organ failure and death. The earlier a person receives treatment, the more likely they are to survive. Sepsis occurs when the immune system has an extreme ...