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, a common and potentially deadly complication to an infection, is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals, accounting for 35% of in-hospital deaths. But as many as 87% of sepsis cases ...

Septic arthritis of the knee involves a sudden, severe infection in one or both knee joints. Without treatment, it can impair mobility, lead to permanent damage, or even be fatal. Septic arthritis is ...

Larissa Banitt is a registered nurse who combines her English and Nursing degrees in writing health content. She has worked on the floor on a medical-surgical unit and currently works providing care ...

Sepsis is a serious condition that can become life-threatening if not treated quickly. It happens when the body reacts to an infection in a way that harms its own organs, such as the heart, lungs or ...

Sepsis is a dangerous infection that can affect anyone. If not treated quickly, it can result in serious illness and even death. Keystone Infectious Disease’s Medical Director, Dr. Raghavendra ...

Sepsis is an illness that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide each year, with around 11 million deaths attributed to the condition. In the United States, at least 1.7 million adults in the US ...

Septic shock is the most severe complication of sepsis, which is a reaction to an infection. A person with sepsis may go into septic shock, which can cause organ failure and other life threatening ...

Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he ...

Clinical Infectious Diseases publishes clinically relevant articles on the pathogenesis, clinical investigation, medical microbiology, diagnosis, immune mechanisms, and treatment of diseases caused by ...