What is sepsis caused by?

Sepsis is caused by any infection, community or hospital acquired, such as:

Identify the main causes of sepsis:

[Please enter your thoughts below about what the causes of sepsis are.]

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Ideally you need to have included in your list the following causes:

  • Lung infection, (e.g. pneumonia)
  • Urine infection
  • Peritoneal infection
  • Cellulitis

Any infection from lungs, abdomen, skin, soft tissue, urinary tract infection, blood stream – including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites – gram negative and/or gram positive organisms.

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