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my daughter passed away within a few hour's of sepsis shocking her body so I am really passionately inquisitive concerning this medical condition/cause of death!

Sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock are inflammatory states resulting from systemic bacterial infection. In severe sepsis and septic shock, there is critical reduction in tissue perfusion. Common causes include gram-negative organisms, staphylococci, and meningococci. Symptoms often begin with shaking chills and include fever, hypotension, oliguria, and confusion. Acute failure of multiple organs can occur, including the lungs, kidneys, and liver. Treatment is aggressive fluid resuscitation, antibiotics, supportive care, and sometimes intensive control of blood glucose and administration of corticosteroids and activated protein C.
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