"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 |
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2017 | 27 | 6 | 33 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 2021 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 32 | 1 | 33 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sepsis" by people in Profiles.
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Aberrant STAT signaling and T cell dysregulation define a targetable pediatric sepsis endotype. J Clin Invest. 2026 Jul 15; 136(14).
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026. Intensive Care Med. 2026 May; 52(5):937-983.
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Secreted phospholipase PLA2G5 acts as a hemolytic factor in sepsis. J Clin Invest. 2026 May 01; 136(9).
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External Validation, Molecular Signatures, and Therapeutic Relevance of Pediatric Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Subphenotypes. Crit Care Med. 2026 Jul 01; 54(7):1680-1690.
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Apr 01; 27(4):379-434.
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Differential disease tolerance mediates sex-biased illness severity in sepsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Mar 03; 123(9):e2522764123.
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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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Metabolic adaptations rewire CD4+ T cells in a subset-specific manner in human critical illness with and without sepsis. Nat Immunol. 2026 Feb; 27(2):236-249.
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Early Tracheostomy in Patients with Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage is Associated with Lower in-Hospital Complications and Reduced Resource Use Without Increased Mortality. Neurocrit Care. 2026 Jun; 44(3):949-957.
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Neuropathologic Autopsy Findings in Pediatric Sepsis: A Two-Center, Retrospective Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Mar 01; 27(3):253-263.