Introduction Introduction Impact of gender on severe infections is in highly controversial
discussion with natural survival advantage of females described in animal studies but …

Introduction The impact of gender on outcome in critically ill patients is unclear.
Weinvestigated the influence of gender on the epidemiology of severe sepsis andassociated …

Introduction There are few data related to the effects of different sources of infection on
outcome. We used the Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely ill Patients (SOAP) database to …

Introduction The influence of gender on mortality and other outcomes of critically ill patients
is not clear. Different studies have been performed in various settings and patient …

Introduction In patients with severe sepsis and septic shock as cause of Intensive Care Unit
(ICU) admission, we analyze the impact on mortality of adequate antimicrobial therapy …

Introduction Recent models capturing the pathophysiology of sepsis and ex-vivo data from
patients are speculating about immunosuppression in the so-called late phase of sepsis …

Background Bacteria are the main pathogens that cause sepsis. The pathogenic
mechanisms of sepsis caused by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria are completely …

Background Early appropriate antibiotic treatment is essential in sepsis. We aimed to
evaluate the impact of a multifaceted educational intervention to improve antibiotic …

Background Sepsis is common, deadly, and heterogenous. Prior analyses of patients with
sepsis and septic shock in New York State showed a risk-adjusted association between …

Introduction Due to the increasing burden on hospital systems, most elderly patients with
non-surgical sepsis are admitted to general internal medicine departments. Disease-severity …