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*In children, sepsis may accompany infection of the bone ([[osteomyelitis]]). | *In children, sepsis may accompany infection of the bone ([[osteomyelitis]]). | ||
*In hospitalized patients, common sites of infection include [[intravenous lines]], [[surgical wounds]], [[surgical drains]], and sites of skin breakdown known as [[bedsores]] ([[decubitus ulcers]]) | *In hospitalized patients, common sites of infection include [[intravenous lines]], [[surgical wounds]], [[surgical drains]], and sites of skin breakdown known as [[bedsores]] ([[decubitus ulcers]]) | ||
==Causes in Alphabetical Order== | |||
*[[Anthrax]] | |||
*[[Gangrene]] | |||
*[[Gram negative bacteremia]] | |||
*[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]] | |||
*[[Lemierre syndrome]] | |||
*[[Melioidosis]] | |||
*[[Neisseria meningiditis]] | |||
*[[Peritonitis]] | |||
*[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]] | |||
*[[Vibrio vulnificus]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Sepsis is caused by a bacterial infection that can begin anywhere in the body. Common places where an infection might start include:
- The bowel (usually seen with peritonitis)
- The kidneys (upper urinary tract infection or pyelonephritis)
- The lining of the brain (meningitis)
- The liver or the gall bladder (cholecystitis)
- The lungs (bacterial pneumonia)
- The skin (cellulitis)
- In children, sepsis may accompany infection of the bone (osteomyelitis).
- In hospitalized patients, common sites of infection include intravenous lines, surgical wounds, surgical drains, and sites of skin breakdown known as bedsores (decubitus ulcers)
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Anthrax
- Gangrene
- Gram negative bacteremia
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Lemierre syndrome
- Melioidosis
- Neisseria meningiditis
- Peritonitis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Vibrio vulnificus