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» Breakthrough in Treatment for Sepsis
   Scientists at the University of Glasgow report that the newly discovered cytokine, Interleukin-33, may prove to be a new therapeutic agent for use against sepsis.
   http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=8980

» CNN: Sepsis Can Strike, Kill Shockingly Fast
   Article asking how a healthy 20-year-old Brazilian model could die so quickly from an infection.
   http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/29/ep.sepsis.infection/

» Development and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Sepsis Protocol
   Information on a protocol introduced by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for the care of patients with sepsis and septic shock.
   http://www.aacn.org/WD/CETests/Media/C0633.pdf

» MedlinePlus: Sepsis
   Provides information and resources on this life-threatening illness.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sepsis.html

» Merck Manual: Sepsis and Septic Shock
   Provides information on these conditions, their causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
   http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec17/ch191/ch191c.html

» NHS Choices: Sepsis
   Provides information on this life-threatening illness caused by the body overreacting to an infection. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
   http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Blood-poisoning/

» National Institute of General Medical Sciences: Sepsis Fact Sheet
   Provides information in question and answer format on this serious medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection.
   http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Publications/factsheet_sepsis.htm

» Sepsis (Blood Poisoning)
   Provides information on this dangerous medical condition, the causes, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention.
   http://www.medicinenet.com/sepsis/article.htm

» Sepsis Alliance
   Organization aiming to help patients, families and medical professionals successfully combat sepsis. Includes information on the condition, the Team Sepsis Plan and other initiatives and resources.
   http://www.sepsisalliance.org/

» Wikipedia: Sepsis
   Encyclopedia article on this serious medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state due to an infection.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis

» Wikipedia: Viremia
   Encyclopedia article with information on this medical condition where viruses enter the bloodstream, including the difference between primary and secondary viremia, and between the active and passive condition.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viremia

» eMedicine: Bacterial Sepsis
   Article by Burke A Cunha, MD.
   http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/234587-overview