"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.757 C23.550.470.790.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyemia- Pyemia
- Pyemias
- Pyohemia
- Pyohemias
- Pyaemia
- Pyaemias
Septicemia- Septicemia
- Septicemias
- Poisoning, Blood
- Blood Poisoning
- Blood Poisonings
- Poisonings, Blood
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sepsis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sepsis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2015 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2020 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sepsis" by people in Profiles.
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Platelets and mortality in bloodstream infection: a multicenter cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Oct; 31(10):1733-1736.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Failure-to-Rescue After Postoperative Sepsis After Noncardiac Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2025 Jul 01; 141(1):181-189.
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Sepsis criteria and kidney function: eliminating sex, age and economic status biases. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2025 Aug; 21(8):565-575.
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Real-time surveillance system for patient deterioration: a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial. Nat Med. 2025 Jun; 31(6):1895-1902.
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Molecular assays for the diagnosis of sepsis in neonates: a diagnostic test accuracy review. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 03 19; 3:CD011926.
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Sepsis Mortality in Hospitalized Children With Cancer Is Associated With Lack of a Screening Tool. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Mar 01; 15(3):237-246.
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Late-Onset Sepsis Among Extremely Preterm Infants During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 01; 155(2).
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Blinatumomab in Standard-Risk B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children. N Engl J Med. 2025 Feb 27; 392(9):875-891.
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Optimize individualized energy delivery for septic patients using predictive deep learning models. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2024 Sep; 33(3):348-361.
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Impact of Diabetes, Drug-Induced Liver Injury, and Sepsis on Outcomes in Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Apr 01; 120(4):816-826.