Sepsis

"Sepsis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK.

Descriptor ID	D018805
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.757 C23.550.470.790.500
Concept/Terms	Sepsis Sepsis Severe Sepsis Severe Sepsis Sepsis, Severe Pyemia Pyemia Pyemias Pyohemia Pyohemias Pyaemia Pyaemias Septicemia Septicemia Septicemias Poisoning, Blood Blood Poisoning Blood Poisonings Poisonings, Blood

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Sepsis [C01.539.757]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Inflammation [C23.550.470]
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome [C23.550.470.790]
Sepsis [C23.550.470.790.500]

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Bar chart showing 73 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2009	3	2	5
2010	3	1	4
2011	4	0	4
2013	3	0	3
2014	2	0	2
2015	6	0	6
2016	7	2	9
2017	3	1	4
2018	0	1	1
2019	6	2	8
2020	4	1	5
2021	6	1	7
2022	5	0	5
2023	4	0	4
2024	1	1	2
2025	1	0	1

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Teague HL, Warner S, Platt AP, Stein S, Ramos-Benitez MJ, Ramelli S, Curran S, Lach I, Allen K, Adetola H, Stantliff T, da Cruz RS, Minai M, Kendall H, Vannella KM, Alves DA, Herbert R, Chertow DS, Strich JR. Elevated Spleen Tyrosine Kinase in Low-Density Neutrophils During Bacterial Sepsis in a Nonhuman Primate Model. J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20; 232(6):e941-e952.

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Gallo PM, Kim J, McNerney KO, Diorio C, Foley C, Kagami L, Wagner K, Petrosa WL, Conlon H, Gollomp KL, Canna SW, Seif AE, Conrad MA, Kelsen JR, Romberg N, Bassiri H, Sullivan KE, Teachey DT, Paessler ME, Behrens EM, Lambert MP. Serum cytokine panels in pediatric clinical practice. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Feb; 155(2):594-604.e5.

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Warner S, Teague HL, Ramos-Benitez MJ, Panicker S, Allen K, Gairhe S, Moyer T, Parachalil Gopalan B, Douagi I, Shet A, Kanthi Y, Suffredini AF, Chertow DS, Strich JR. R406 reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced neutrophil activation. Cell Immunol. 2024 Sep-Oct; 403-404:104860.

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Valdes-Fernandez BN, Ruiz-Jimenez C, Armina-Rodriguez A, Mendez LB, Espino AM. Fasciola hepatica GST mu-class suppresses the cytokine storm induced by E. coli-lipopolysaccharide, whereas it modulates the dynamic of peritoneal macrophages in a mouse model and suppresses the classical activation of macrophages. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Jan 11; 12(1):e0347523.

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Abdelatty MA, Elmansy N, Saleh MM, Salem A, Ahmed S, Gadalla AA, Osman MF, Mohamed S. Magnetic resonance imaging of pilonidal sinus disease: interobserver agreement and practical MRI reporting tips. Eur Radiol. 2024 Jan; 34(1):115-125.

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Keller SC, Hannum SM, Weems K, Oladapo-Shittu O, Salinas AB, Marsteller JA, Gurses AP, Klein EY, Shpitser I, Crnich CJ, Bhanot N, Rock C, Cosgrove SE. Implementing and validating a home-infusion central-line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance definition. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 11; 44(11):1748-1759.

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Do SN, Dao CX, Nguyen TA, Nguyen MH, Pham DT, Nguyen NT, Huynh DQ, Hoang QTA, Bui CV, Vu TD, Bui HN, Nguyen HT, Hoang HB, Le TTP, Nguyen LTB, Duong PT, Nguyen TD, Le VH, Pham GTT, Bui GTH, Bui TV, Pham TTN, Nguyen CV, Nguyen AD, Phua J, Li A, Luong CQ. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score for predicting mortality in patients with sepsis in Vietnamese intensive care units: a multicentre, cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2023 03 14; 13(3):e064870.

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Glibetic N, Shvetsov YB, Aan FJ, Peplowska K, Hernandez BY, Matter ML. Transcriptome profiling of colorectal tumors from patients with sepsis reveals an ethnic basis for viral infection risk and sepsis progression. Sci Rep. 2022 11 30; 12(1):20646.

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Do SN, Luong CQ, Nguyen MH, Pham DT, Nguyen NT, Huynh DQ, Hoang QTA, Dao CX, Vu TD, Bui HN, Nguyen HT, Hoang HB, Le TTP, Nguyen LTB, Duong PT, Nguyen TD, Le VH, Pham GTT, Bui TV, Bui GTH, Phua J, Li A, Pham TTN, Nguyen CV, Nguyen AD. Predictive validity of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score for the mortality in patients with sepsis in Vietnamese intensive care units. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0275739.

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Huang H, Zhu J, Gu L, Hu J, Feng X, Huang W, Wang S, Yang Y, Cui P, Lin SH, Suen A, Shimada BK, Williams B, Kane MA, Ke Y, Zhang CO, Birukova AA, Birukov KG, Chao W, Zou L. TLR7 Mediates Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Sepsis by Sensing Extracellular miR-146a. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 09; 67(3):375-388.

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