Causes of Sepsis

List of causes of Sepsis

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Sepsis) that could possibly cause Sepsis includes:

• Bacterial infection - spreading from elsewhere in the body
• Bacteremia
• Septicemia
• Subphrenic abscess - sepsis
• Listeriosis - sepsis
• Brain conditions - Sepsis
• Birth Injury - Sepsis
• Toxic epidermal necrolysis - sepsis
• Febrile Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease - sepsis
• SCID - sepsis
• Necrotizing enterocolitis - sepsis
• Flavimonas oryzihabitans - sepsis
• Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 2 - sepsis
• Hemophilus influenzae B - sepsis
• Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome - sepsis
• Group B Streptococcal Infections - Sepsis
• Caroli Disease - sepsis
• Francisella tularenis infection - sepsis
• Streptococcal Infections - sepsis
• Pancreatic abscess - sepsis
• Obstructive biliary disease - sepsis
• Malignant Jaundice - sepsis
• Hematochromatosis - Sepsis
• Deal-Barratt-Dillon syndrome - sepsis
• Fanconi-ichthyosis-dysmorphism - sepsis
• Sickle Cell Anemia - sepsis
• Noma - sepsis
• Histoplasmosis - sepsis
• Corticobasal Degeneration - sepsis
• Congenital microvillous atrophy - sepsis
• Pyomyositis - sepsis
• Congenital megalo-ureter - sepsis
• Colchicine toxicity - sepsis
• Campylobacter fetus infection - sepsis

More causes: see full list of causes for Sepsis

Sepsis Causes: Book Excerpts

• Sepsis - risk factors - Sepsis

Sepsis as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Sepsis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Sepsis. Our database lists the following as having Sepsis as a complication of that condition:

• Bacteremia
• Campylobacter fetus infection
• Congenital microvillous atrophy
• Corticobasal Degeneration
• Deal-Barratt-Dillon syndrome
• Febrile Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease
• Francisella tularenis infection
• Group B Streptococcal Infections
• Hematochromatosis
• Histoplasmosis
• Listeriosis
• Malignant Jaundice
• Noma
• Obstructive biliary disease
• Pancreatic abscess
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 2
• Streptococcal Infections
• Subphrenic abscess
• Toxic epidermal necrolysis
• Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome

Sepsis as a symptom:

Conditions listing Sepsis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Sepsis. Our database lists the following as having Sepsis as a symptom of that condition:

• Birth Injury
• Brain conditions
• Caroli Disease
• Colchicine toxicity
• Congenital megalo-ureter
• Fanconi-ichthyosis-dysmorphism
• Flavimonas oryzihabitans
• Group B Streptococcal Infections
• Hemophilus influenzae B
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Pyomyositis
• SCID

Medications or substances causing Sepsis:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Sepsis as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Cytarabine Hydrochloride
• Cytosar-U
• more drugs...»

Read more about medication causes of Sepsis

Medical news summaries relating to Sepsis:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Sepsis:

• Diabetics are more prone to the potentially fatal bacteremia and sepsis
• New intravenous catheter component identified as infection source
• Nursing home blamed
• More news »

Related information on causes of Sepsis:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Sepsis may be found in:

• Risk factors for Sepsis
• Medications that may cause Sepsis
• Hidden causes of Sepsis

Causes of Sepsis: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the causes of Sepsis.

Sepsis: Sepsis - risk factors
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Although sepsis may occur in previously healthy children, it is a particular concern for children with chronic underlying conditions that render them immunosuppressed or vulnerable to invasive infections.
• Hyposplenism, either surgical or functional (e.g., sickle cell anemia), increases susceptibility to sepsis from encapsulated organisms
• Neutropenia (<1,000 neutrophils/mm³ of blood, and in especially <500/ mm³)
• Congenital or acquired syndromes of immunodeficiency (AIDS, severe combined immunodeficiencies [SCID])
• Organ transplant recipients
• Chronic use of high doses of steroids
• Patients with indwelling central venous catheters

Sepsis - etiology

The etiology of sepsis varies with age in otherwise healthy children:

• Most common pathogens in the 1st 4 weeks of life: Group B Streptococcus, Gram-negative enterics (particularly Escherichia coli), Listeria monocytogenes
• When there is a history of hospitalization, instrumentation, or mechanical ventilation: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• In older infants and children: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, group A streptococci, Salmonella spp.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

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