Sepsis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Sepsis, including details on septicemia, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 4 (April)

1. Reducing neonatal nosocomial bloodstream infections through participation in a national surveillance system.
   J Hosp Infect, 65(4): 319-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Outcome of pulmonary function in Lemierre's disease-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.
   Pediatr Pulmonol, 42(4): 389-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Effects of chronic sepsis on rat motor units: experimental study of critical illness polyneuromyopathy.
   Exp Neurol, 204(2): 741-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Long-term cognitive impairment, neuronal loss and reduced cortical cholinergic innervation after recovery from sepsis in a rodent model.
   Exp Neurol, 204(2): 733-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Antifungal susceptibility of 1000 Candida bloodstream isolates to 5 antifungal drugs: results of a multicenter study conducted in São Paulo, Brazil, 1995-2003.
   Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 57(4): 399-404. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Contribution of gene expression to metabolic fluxes in hypermetabolic livers induced through burn injury and cecal ligation and puncture in rats.
   Biotechnol Bioeng, 97(1): 118-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Statin use and hospitalization for sepsis in patients with chronic kidney disease.
   JAMA, 297(13): 1455-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Large-scale malaria survey in Cambodia: novel insights on species distribution and risk factors.
   Malar J, 6: 37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Surviving sepsis: bcl-2 overexpression modulates splenocyte transcriptional responses in vivo.
   Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 292(4): R1751-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Treatment with BX471, a CC chemokine receptor 1 antagonist, attenuates systemic inflammatory response during sepsis.
    Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 292(4): G1173-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Intractable Bacillus cereus bacteremia in a preterm neonate.
    J Trop Pediatr, 53(2): 131-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Nutritional route affects ERK phosphorylation and cytokine production in hepatic mononuclear cells.
    Ann Surg, 245(4): 642-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Gene expression profiles differentiate between sterile SIRS and early sepsis.
    Ann Surg, 245(4): 611-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Vasopressin mediates the pressor effect of hypertonic saline solution in endotoxic shock.
    Shock, 27(4): 416-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Beta-glucan attenuates inflammatory cytokine release and prevents acute lung injury in an experimental model of sepsis.
    Shock, 27(4): 397-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Isoflurane improves survival and protects against renal and hepatic injury in murine septic peritonitis.
    Shock, 27(4): 373-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Dynamic near-infrared spectroscopy measurements in patients with severe sepsis.
    Shock, 27(4): 348-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Implementation of a bundle of quality indicators for the early management of severe sepsis and septic shock is associated with decreased mortality.
    Crit Care Med, 35(4): 1105-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Prognostic values of B-type natriuretic peptide in severe sepsis and septic shock.
    Crit Care Med, 35(4): 1019-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Circulating high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) concentrations are elevated in both uncomplicated pneumonia and pneumonia with severe sepsis.
    Crit Care Med, 35(4): 1061-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Selective alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist GTS-21 improves survival in murine endotoxemia and severe sepsis.
    Crit Care Med, 35(4): 1139-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Adrenal function in sepsis: the retrospective Corticus cohort study.
    Crit Care Med, 35(4): 1012-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Relationship between sublingual and intestinal microcirculatory perfusion in patients with abdominal sepsis.
    Crit Care Med, 35(4): 1055-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Do clinical features allow for accurate prediction of fungal pathogenesis in bloodstream infections? Potential implications of the increasing prevalence of non-albicans candidemia.
    Crit Care Med, 35(4): 1077-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. A human monoclonal immunoglobulin M reduces bacteremia and inflammation in a mouse model of systemic pneumococcal infection.
    Clin Vaccine Immunol, 14(4): 382-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Lipopolysaccharide alters nucleotidase activities from lymphocytes and serum of rats.
    Life Sci, 80(19): 1784-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Pretreatment with pro- and synbiotics reduces peritonitis-induced acute lung injury in rats.
    J Trauma, 62(4): 880-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Severity of burn injury and sepsis determines the cytokine responses of bone marrow progenitor-derived macrophages.
    J Trauma, 62(4): 858-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Neutrophil CD64 expression and serum IL-8: sensitive early markers of severity and outcome in sepsis.
    Cytokine, 36(5): 283-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Phenolic hydrazones are potent inhibitors of macrophage migration inhibitory factor proinflammatory activity and survival improving agents in sepsis.
    J Med Chem, 50(8): 1993-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Hydrogen sulfide acts as an inflammatory mediator in cecal ligation and puncture-induced sepsis in mice by upregulating the production of cytokines and chemokines via NF-kappaB.
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 292(4): L960-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Disseminated mucormycosis and orbital ischaemia in combination immunosuppression with a tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitor.
    Clin Experiment Ophthalmol, 35(3): 275-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Risk factors for late-onset health care-associated bloodstream infections in patients in neonatal intensive care units.
    Am J Infect Control, 35(3): 177-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. A point prevalence survey of health care-associated infections in pediatric populations in major Canadian acute care hospitals.
    Am J Infect Control, 35(3): 157-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Attenuation of cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction by melatonin in septic mice.
    FEBS J, 274(8): 2135-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Development and validation of flow cytometric measurement for parasitemia in cultures of P. falciparum vitally stained with YOYO-1.
    Cytometry A, 71(5): 297-307. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Haemophilus influenzae Type f sepsis in an immunocompetent child.
    Pediatr Emerg Care, 23(4): 244-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Klebsiella pneumoniae necrotizing fasciitis and septic arthritis: an appearance in the Western hemisphere.
    Surg Infect (Larchmt), 8(2): 227-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Addition of vasopressin to norepinephrine as independent predictor of mortality in patients with refractory septic shock: an observational study.
    Surg Infect (Larchmt), 8(2): 189-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Maternal plasma interleukin-6, interleukin-1beta and C-reactive protein as indicators of tocolysis failure and neonatal outcome after preterm delivery.
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 20(4): 335-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. The role of statin therapy in sepsis.
    Ann Pharmacother, 41(4): 647-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Malaria vaccine efficacy: the difficulty of detecting and diagnosing malaria.
    Malar J, 6: 36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 119(6): 1803-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. G protein-coupled receptor 84, a microglia-associated protein expressed in neuroinflammatory conditions.
    Glia, 55(8): 790-800. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. CpG oligodeoxynucleotide treatment enhances innate resistance and acquired immunity to African trypanosomes.
    Infect Immun, 75(5): 2366-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Determination of the relationship between group A streptococcal genome content, M type, and toxic shock syndrome by a mixed genome microarray.
    Infect Immun, 75(5): 2603-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Point-of-care ultrasound: Infection control in the intensive care unit.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): S262-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Bacteria-associated haemophagocytic syndrome and septic pulmonary embolism caused by Burkholderia cepacia complex in a woman with chronic granulomatous disease.
    J Med Microbiol, 56: 702-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage is common in an area of low and seasonal transmission in Tanzania.
    Trop Med Int Health, 12(4): 547-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Could hyperoxic ventilation impair oxygen delivery in septic patients?
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 27(3): 180-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Rapid increase in hospitalization and mortality rates for severe sepsis in the United States: a trend analysis from 1993 to 2003.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1244-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Predictive value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in severe sepsis and septic shock.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1277-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Levosimendan restores both systolic and diastolic cardiac performance in lipopolysaccharide-treated rabbits: comparison with dobutamine and milrinone.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1376-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Sepsis incidence and outcome: contrasting the intensive care unit with the hospital ward.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1284-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Proinsulin c-peptide exerts beneficial effects in endotoxic shock in mice.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1348-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Albumin resuscitation improves ventricular contractility and myocardial tissue oxygenation in rat endotoxemia.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1341-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Sepsis since the discovery of Toll-like receptors: disease concepts and therapeutic opportunities.
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1404-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Economic implications of an evidence-based sepsis protocol: can we improve outcomes and lower costs?
    Crit Care Med, 35(5): 1257-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Invasive group A streptococcal infection in injecting drug users and non-drug users in a single UK city.
    J Infect, 54(5): 422-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Statins and sepsis: multiple modifications at multiple levels.
    Lancet Infect Dis, 7(5): 358-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Colonization, bloodstream infection, and mortality caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococcus early after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
    Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 13(5): 615-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Augmented erythrocyte band-3 phosphorylation in septic mice.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1772(5): 580-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Comparative activities of daptomycin, linezolid, and tigecycline against catheter-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus bacteremic isolates embedded in biofilm.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(5): 1656-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Immunomodulatory effects of fosfomycin in experimental human endotoxemia.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(5): 1879-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. The venom of the Lonomia caterpillar: an overview.
    Toxicon, 49(6): 741-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. In vitro activities of isavuconazole and other antifungal agents against Candida bloodstream isolates.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(5): 1818-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. HbA1c is outcome predictor in diabetic patients with sepsis.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 77(1): 120-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Hypertonic saline and the cerebral microcirculation in obese septic mice.
    Microcirculation, 14(3): 223-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Potential biomarkers of an exaggerated response to endotoxemia.
    Biomarkers, 12(3): 287-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Age- and sex-associated trends in bloodstream infection: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
    Arch Intern Med, 167(8): 834-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Central venous catheter-related bacteremia in chronic hemodialysis patients: epidemiology and evidence-based management.
    Nat Clin Pract Nephrol, 3(5): 256-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Pathophysiology of sepsis.
    Am J Pathol, 170(5): 1435-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Rotavirus antigenemia in children is associated with viremia.
    PLoS Med, 4(4): e121. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Unraveling the lethal synergism between Trypanosoma cruzi infection and LPS: a role for increased macrophage reactivity.
    Eur J Immunol, 37(5): 1355-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Characteristics of heart rate variability can predict impending septic shock in emergency department patients with sepsis.
    Acad Emerg Med, 14(5): 392-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Successfully treated nosocomial Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia following desensitization to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
    J Infect Chemother, 13(2): 122-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Severe sepsis due to severe falciparum malaria and leptospirosis co-infection treated with activated protein C.
    Malar J, 6: 42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Targeting caspase-1 by inhalation-therapy: effects of Ac-YVAD-CHO on IL-1 beta, IL-18 and downstream proinflammatory parameters as detected in rat endotoxaemia.
    Intensive Care Med, 33(5): 863-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Brain lesions in septic shock: a magnetic resonance imaging study.
    Intensive Care Med, 33(5): 798-806. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Bacteremia causes mycotic aneurysm of the aortic arch in 110 days.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 83(5): 1874-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Distribution and epidemiology of Candida species causing fungemia at a Saudi Arabian hospital, 1996-2004.
    Int J Infect Dis, 11(3): 239-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Bacteremia in adult patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the northeast of Thailand.
    Int J Infect Dis, 11(3): 226-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Effects of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on the polymorphonuclear leukocyte activity and the course of sepsis in rats with experimental peritonitis.
    Surg Today, 37(5): 401-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Pantoea agglomerans septicemia in three newborn infants.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J, 26(5): 453-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Changing epidemiology of pediatric Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Denmark from 1971 through 2000.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J, 26(5): 398-405. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Endogenous Klebsiella endophthalmitis associated with pyogenic liver abscess.
    Ophthalmology, 114(5): 876-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Does peripartum infection increase the incidence of cerebral palsy in extremely low birthweight infants?
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 196(5): e6-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Potential work-related exposures to bloodborne pathogens by industry and occupation in the United States Part II: A telephone interview study.
    Am J Ind Med, 50(4): 285-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Comparative sequence analysis of 16S rRNA gene of Pasteurella multocida serogroup B isolates from different animal species.
    Res Vet Sci, 83(1): 1-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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