Septic Shock

  • Targeted Blocking of Cell Death Prevents Septic Shock
    Researchers of VIB and UGent have discovered a new approach to preventing septic shock, an often fatal extreme inflammatory reaction of the body. It is the most frequent cause of death at intensive care departments in hospitals. In sepsis, acute inflammation is attended by ...More
    December 27, 2011
    Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
  • New Class of Peptides May Protect Against Septic Shock
    A new class of peptides may neutralize the endotoxin that causes sepsis, offering a new therapeutic strategy against an often lethal systemic bacterial infection. The researchers from Germany and Spain detail their findings in the September 2010 issue of the journal ...More
    September 8, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Study Examines Sepsis and Septic Shock After Surgery
    Sepsis and septic shock appear to be more common than heart attacks or pulmonary blood clots among patients having general surgery, and the death rate for patients with septic shock is approximately 34 percent within 30 days of operation, according to a report in the July ...More
    July 19, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Superbug's CPU Revealed
    McMaster University researchers have discovered a central controller or processing unit (CPU) of a superbug's weaponry.An article on the breakthrough appears in the high-impact journal Science today.The team from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease ...More
    June 4, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Surprising Infection-Inducing Mechanism Found in Bacteria
    Research appearing in Nature, with the participation of doctors Susana Campoy and Jordi Barbé from the Department of Genetics and Microbiology at UAB, demonstrates that bacteria have a surprising mechanism to transfer virulent genes, causing infections. The research ...More
    May 18, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Study Finds That Two Treatment Strategies for Severe Sepsis Show Similar Survival Rates
    A comparison of two strategies for treating severe sepsis or septic shock finds that using lactate levels measured in blood samples showed a similar short-term survival rate compared to a treatment regimen using central venous oxygen saturation measured using a specialized ...More
    February 23, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Sepsis Campaign Improving Treatment of Major Killer
    A reduction in hospital mortality from severe sepsis and septic shock was associated with participation in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign performance improvement initiative, according to an article published simultaneously in the February issues of Critical Care Medicine and ...More
    January 13, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Patients With Severe Sepsis Benefit from Hemoperfusion
    A preliminary study suggests that a therapy for severe sepsis or septic shock that included the use of an antibiotic-based “hemoperfusion” device to remove toxic products of bacteria from the blood in addition to conventional treatment resulted in a reduced risk ...More
    June 17, 2009
    Posted in News
  • How Superbugs Control Their Lethal Weapons
    A team of researchers at The University of Western Ontario, led by Joaquin  Madrenas of the Robarts Research Institute, has discovered some processes that reduce the lethal effects of toxins from superbugs, allowing humans and microbes to co-evolve. This discovery may ...More
    May 26, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Mathematical Models of Adaptive Immunity
    More than 5 million people die every year from infectious diseases, despite the availability of numerous antibiotics and vaccines. The discovery of penicillin to treat bacterial infections, along with the development of vaccines for previously incurable virus diseases such ...More
    December 11, 2008
    Posted in News
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