Category: Sepsis

World Sepsis Day 2024: Focus on Protecting Children from Sepsis

Nicole Gladden

For the last seven years, Get Ahead of Sepsis has encouraged patients, their loved ones, and healthcare professionals to know the risks, spot the signs and symptoms, and act fast if they suspect sepsis during Sepsis Awareness Month and year-round. Anyone can get an infection, and almost any infection can lead to sepsis. Some people Read More >

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Looking Ahead: New Opportunities for Improving Sepsis Care and Outcomes

Michael Bell, MD

While our work and commitment to addressing sepsis span the entire year, Sepsis Awareness Month is when CDC and its partners put a figurative exclamation point on our sepsis activities and honor the patients and families impacted by this medical emergency and public health threat. For this Sepsis Awareness Month, CDC is highlighting what we Read More >

Posted on by Mike Bell, MD, Division Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
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My Daughter Died from Sepsis–Public Awareness is Critical

Allison, Daniel, and Clover Harrold

When our 9-month-old daughter, Clover, got sick with a fever in 2017, sepsis did not even cross our minds. Clover was a healthy baby and in daycare since she was 8 weeks old. When in daycare, a fever becomes a normal occurrence for children. We were told babies were little “germ factories,” and that seemed Read More >

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I Want My Sepsis Experience to Help Save Lives

Katy Grainger, Sepsis Alliance Board of Directors

In 2018, I got a small infection on my thumb that looked unusual, so I visited an emergency room. All my vital signs were strong at the time, and there was no indication that the infection had progressed or that my body had developed sepsis. Over the next 36 hours, I developed several of the Read More >

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Patient Engagement in Infection Prevention

Grandmother with two of her grandchildren

This blog is a part of a series that CDC launched to highlight the importance of patient safety by providing educational information and simple ways to help people stay informed on public safety topics. Read the blog below, authored by Lori Nerbonne and Marie K. Moss, to learn more about the importance of patient engagement Read More >

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