Sepsis, one of the most acute and serious disease complications in the intensive care unit, is caused by various infections and results in life-threatening organ dysfunction. The intestinal barrier ...

Neutropenic sepsis is a body-wide reaction that can occur when a person with an infection or injury also has a low level of immune cells called neutrophils. Neutropenic sepsis is a medical emergency ...

When most people think of dreaded diseases or conditions, cancer, heart disease or dementia usually top the list. But far fewer realize there’s a silent killer claiming hundreds of thousands of lives ...

A hospital-acquired bacterium that causes serious infections can move from the lungs to the gut inside the same patient, ...