The immunology of sepsis

T van der Poll, M Shankar-Hari, WJ Wiersinga - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to an infection. This recently implemented definition does not capture the …

2023 update on sepsis and septic shock in adult patients: management in the emergency department

M Guarino, B Perna, AE Cesaro, M Maritati… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Sepsis/septic shock is a life-threatening and time-dependent condition that
requires timely management to reduce mortality. This review aims to update physicians with …

Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021

L Evans, A Rhodes, W Alhazzani, M Antonelli… - Critical care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of …

Longitudinal genomic surveillance of carriage and transmission of Clostridioides difficile in an intensive care unit

A Miles-Jay, ES Snitkin, MY Lin, T Shimasaki… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Despite enhanced infection prevention efforts, Clostridioides difficile remains the leading
cause of healthcare-associated infections in the United States. Current prevention strategies …

Sepsis therapies: learning from 30 years of failure of translational research to propose new leads

JM Cavaillon, M Singer, T Skirecki - EMBO molecular medicine, 2020 - embopress.org
Sepsis has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global health
priority. There has been a tremendous effort to decipher underlying mechanisms …

The gut microbiome's role in the development, maintenance, and outcomes of sepsis

MW Adelman, MH Woodworth, C Langelier, LM Busch… - Critical care, 2020 - Springer
The gut microbiome regulates a number of homeostatic mechanisms in the healthy host
including immune function and gut barrier protection. Loss of normal gut microbial structure …

[HTML][HTML] In critically ill patients, anti-anaerobic antibiotics increase risk of adverse clinical outcomes

R Chanderraj, JM Baker, SG Kay… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Critically ill patients routinely receive antibiotics with activity against anaerobic
gut bacteria. However, in other disease states and animal models, gut anaerobes are …

Gut-liver crosstalk in sepsis-induced liver injury

J Sun, J Zhang, X Wang, F Ji, C Ronco, J Tian, Y Yin - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
Sepsis is characterized by a dysregulated immune response to infection leading to life-
threatening organ dysfunction. Sepsis-induced liver injury is recognized as a powerful …

Challenge to the intestinal mucosa during sepsis

F Haussner, S Chakraborty, R Halbgebauer… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is a complex of life-threating organ dysfunction in critically ill patients, with a primary
infectious cause or through secondary infection of damaged tissues. The systemic …

Therapeutic potential of the gut microbiota in the prevention and treatment of sepsis

BW Haak, HC Prescott, WJ Wiersinga - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alongside advances in understanding the pathophysiology of sepsis, there have been
tremendous strides in understanding the pervasive role of the gut microbiota in systemic …