SIRS is characterized by a fever, increased heart rate, and low blood pressure, resulting in generalized shock and compromised function of several organs. Sepsis, on the other hand, is a well ...

Accurate and early diagnosis of sepsis may help reduce unnecessary antibiotic therapy and investigative tests and by enabling rapid treatment can improve outcomes. The systemic inflammatory ...

Sepsis occurs when the body's extreme response to an infection damages its own tissues. It mainly occurs in response to bacterial septicemia but can also occur in response to any severe systemic ...

When used alone, the physical assessment lacks sensitivity and specificity in identifying sepsis. A single assessment provides only a snapshot of information that must be viewed in context with ...

and late-onset sepsis (LOS, onset 8–28 days of life). Twelve neonates were later hospitalised for localised infection without evidence of systemic involvement, and 33 matched control neonates ...