Sepsis is a dangerous immune system response that can occur if germs multiply quickly in a specific part of the body and enter the bloodstream, leading to blood poisoning (septicemia).

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• Person: Not available Organization: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)
  In brief: What is an inflammation? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI - NIH

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• In brief: What is an inflammation? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI - NIH www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) via serper

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• immune system concept
• sepsis concept