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About a week later, the girl died from sepsis, a rare bacterial infection linked to using tampons. When Jemma's condition suddenly deteriorated, her parents, Diane and Tony, rushed her to a ...
Septic shock is a result of a systemic response to infection or multiple infectious causes. The precipitating infections that may lead to septic shock if severe enough include but are not limited to appendicitis, pneumonia, bacteremia, diverticulitis, pyelonephritis, meningitis, pancreatitis, necrotizing fasciitis, MRSA and mesenteric ischemia.
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Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. [1] Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. [1] There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying infection such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or pneumonia.
Severe sepsis is an infectious disease state associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) [9] Septic shock is severe sepsis plus persistently low blood pressure, despite the administration of intravenous fluids. [9]
An 8-year-old Colorado girl's suspected food allergy turned out to be a life-threatening diagnosis that is often linked to the use of tampons.
In patients with sepsis, septic shock, or multiple organ dysfunction syndrome that is due to major trauma, the rs1800625 polymorphism is a functional single nucleotide polymorphism, a part of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) transmembrane receptor gene (of the immunoglobulin superfamily) and confers host susceptibility to ...
In the U.S., there are more than 350,000 deaths per year due to sepsis. Ashley Park's recent septic shock offers important lessons.