Sepsis

Sepsis (in Greek ?????, putrefaction) is a serious medical condition caused by a severe infection leading to a systemic inflammatory response. The more critical subsets of sepsis include severe sepsis (sepsis with acute organ dysfunction) and septic shock (sepsis with refractory arterial hypotension).

Related Topics:
Greek - Infection - Systemic inflammatory response - Septic shock - Hypotension

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Septicemia is sepsis of the bloodstream caused by bacteremia, which is the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream. The term septicemia is also used to refer to sepsis in general.

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