sepsis

• The researchers 'basic findings of MCL-1's function could yield insights into its role in such disorders as sepsis, an often lethal inflammation in which the immune system goes out of control.
• An autopsy found sepsis, and gangrene of the ovary. —  RealChoice
• Graves died in July 2007 of sepsis, an infection of unknown origin, Burke said. —  Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles
• In patients with sepsis, the infusion of hydroxyethyl starch, as compared with albumin, was associated with reduced release of circulating soluble adhesion molecules, suggesting a reduction in endothelial cell activation and injury. 54 This mechanism may partially account for a preservation of microvascular cross-sectional area that has been observed with hydroxyethyl starch solutions in experimental sepsis. 55 Hetastarch can cause dose-dependent decreases in factor VIII activity and prolongation of partial thromboplastin time (PTT). —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• She developed puerperal sepsis, an infection of the genital tract, which very painfully, and over the period of about a week, killed her. —  Livescience.com

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