Septic shock: a protein helps fight infection
A naturally occurring protein helps defend against septic shock. Artificially amplified, it helps get rid of the infection. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Tattoo: Mexican dies for swimming too early
A 31-year-old man died of sepsis. He had only waited 5 days after getting a tattoo to swim in the ...
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Neonatal infection: an algorithm to avoid unnecessary antibiotics
American researchers have developed a mathematical algorithm to identify newborns at risk of suffering from sepsis. Each year around the ...
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Meningitis: a baby dies in Charente-Maritime
Meningitis C killed an infant at Saintes hospital. Taken care of quickly, the baby died of purpura fulminans, an extremely ...
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Septicemia: two doctors prosecuted after Camille’s death
Two doctors are on trial for manslaughter on November 4. In 2009, a girl died of sepsis after having operated ...
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Chickenpox: mother warns about dangers of ibuprofen
A British mother warns about the risks of prescribing ibuprofen during chickenpox. The molecule is not recommended in this indication, ...
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Septicemia: stem cells to prevent muscle sequelae
Survivors of sepsis often have severe neurological and muscular sequelae. The use of cell therapy is proving to be an ...
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Infographic: all you need to know about sepsis
© iStockOn September 12, the World Sepsis Day was held, organized in France for the first year by the Institut ...
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Intravenous vitamin C for sepsis
© Getty Images / iStockphotoSepsis (also often referred to as sepsis) is a generalized inflammatory response associated with severe infection, ...
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Extreme sports can cause sepsis
Excessive physical activity can cause bacteria naturally present in the gut to pass into the blood. In the most severe ...
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Nosocomial infections: 75% occur during short stays
Three quarters of nosocomial bacteremia (septicemia) occur in short-stay wards, excluding intensive care. This is the conclusion of the last ...
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Serious infections claim 30,000 victims per year
9 out of 10 French people are unaware of this disease which affects fragile people and which results in a ...
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Hospital: saturated emergencies do better than deserted services
A crowded emergency room is associated with better survival rates for both acute and severe illnesses, study finds. The great ...
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Sepsis, poisoning of the blood
From blood poisoning to septic shock Bacteria regularly enter the blood through a wound. Usually they are destroyed by the ...
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Unusual: an artificial nose to detect sepsis
© iStockphoto Scientists from Kaoshiung University (Taiwan) have achieved the performance of creating an artificial nose capable of detecting infections ...
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Hospital: will we stop dying of sepsis?
© iStockPhotoA sepsis is a generalized infection of the body caused by the development of germs (such as, for example, ...
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