"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 2021 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sepsis" by people in Profiles.
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Association between Child Opportunity Index and paediatric sepsis recognition and treatment in a large quality improvement collaborative: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2026 Jan 19; 35(2):106-117.
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Outcomes, Characteristics, and Physiology of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Sepsis. Crit Care Med. 2025 Aug 01; 53(8):e1529-e1541.
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Urinary Biomarkers and Attainment of Cefepime Therapeutic Targets in Critically Ill Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Mar 07; 44(8):749-754.
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Macrophage memory emerges from coordinated transcription factor and chromatin dynamics. Cell Syst. 2025 Feb 19; 16(2):101171.
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Large Single Center Comparison of Novel and Reusable Duodenoscopes Shows Similar Contamination Rates That Do Not Correlate With Clinical Infection. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Nov 01; 120(11):2703-2708.
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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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Enterobactin inhibits microbiota-dependent activation of AhR to promote bacterial sepsis in mice. Nat Microbiol. 2025 Feb; 10(2):388-404.
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Genomic analysis of surgical patients to identify patients at risk for postoperative sepsis and surgical site infection. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 98(3):385-392.
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Molecular profiles of blood from numerous species that differ in sensitivity to acute inflammation. Mol Med. 2024 Dec 28; 30(1):280.
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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.