Sepsis

Children

1.	Toxic Shock Syndrome Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/toxic_shock.html




2.	Sepsis Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/medical_problems/sepsis.html...




3.	Blood Culture Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest3.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Shock, Septic National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012772&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Septicemia National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012687&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Sepsis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D018805&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Blood Culture American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_culture/test.html

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/

Overviews

1.	Sepsis: What You Should Know Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.sccm.org/patient_family_resources/support_brochures/sepsis.asp

Prevention/Screening

1.	Consumers Need to Be Aware of Threat of Sepsis Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.sccm.org/press_room/press_releases/2002/sepsis_threat.asp

Research

1.	Research Brief: Stop Cell Death, Help Treat Sepsis National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_coopersmith.html




2.	Possible New Test for Diagnosing Sepsis American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/1/I-46




3.	Low Doses of Steroids Improve Survival in Patients American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/1/I-64




4.	Key to Accurately Diagnosing Sepsis Lies in Consen Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.sccm.org/press_room/press_releases/2002/sepsis_definition.asp

Specific Conditions

1.	Blood Poisoning (Septicemia) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00716




2.	Guide to Severe Sepsis Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.sccm.org/press_room/sepsis_guide.asp




3.	Myths and Facts about Sepsis and Severe Sepsis Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.sccm.org/press_room/sepsis_myths.asp




4.	Toxic Shock Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00221

Statistics

1.	Sepsis Statistics Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.sccm.org/press_room/sepsis_statistics.asp