A landmark clinical trial to evaluate life-saving antibiotic combinations for treating newborns with sepsis has started in Ghana .

Last month, nearly two months after she gave birth at home at Chavakkad, a 37-year-old woman died following sepsis and multi-organ failure at Thrissur Medical College. Her infant had died within a few ...

When an adult patient develops sepsis, clinicians often prescribe corticosteroids to counteract the dysregulated immune ...

Timely antibiotic delivery and fluid resuscitation for community-onset sepsis are linked to increased likelihood of hospital discharge to home.

Sepsis accounts for around a third of global deaths, with an estimated 166 million cases and 21·4 million all-cause sepsis-related deaths according to a recent study from the Global Sepsis ...

A research team has discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which the immune system fights bacterial infections. The ...

Using genome sequencing, researchers found that the infection-prevention practices of using an antibiotic ointment and ...

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 ...

The prevalence of invasive bacterial infection in young febrile infants is estimated at 1%–4%, with the highest rates in ...

Two doctoral students and an undergrad are helping advance the chances of commercializing their professor’s innovation to prevent preterm births, a problem that can lead to severe health problems.