To build robust, resilient health systems that educate health care providers, monitor delivery
of antimicrobial agents and resistance and evaluate or develop interventions, financial …

The World Health Organization has adopted a resolution on improving the prevention,
diagnosis, and management of sepsis. Millions of lives can be saved if politicians …

World Sepsis Day, occurring annually on September 13, is essential to raise global
awareness of sepsis and remind us to review the way we combat it. Sepsis remains a major …

Sepsis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The majority of sepsis cases
and deaths are estimated to occur in low and middle-income countries. Barriers to reducing …

The worldwide burden of sepsis is high and is increasing. Therefore, this ailment needs a
strong lobby, independent of interests generated by pharmaceutical companies. Current …

Sepsis is a serious and fatal medical condition that has overburdened the US healthcare
system. The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of published literature on severe …

CMAJ| JANUARY 9, 2017| VOLUME 189| ISSUE 1 E3 necessary antibiotics, and the
financial resources to support these, becomes clear. A focus on clearly identifying a patient …

Sepsis, a life-threatening syndrome of acute organ dysfunction secondary to infection, is a
common cause of hospitalization and death. In the US, sepsis contributes to approximately …

Sepsiscontinues to be a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In the US alone,
more than a quarter million adults hospitalized with sepsis die each year. Clinicians …

Although a precise estimate of the global epidemiological burden of sepsis is difficult to
ascertain, some scientific publications have reported that it affects more than 30 million …