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September is Sepsis Awareness Month

Sepsis is a medical emergency. It is the body’s extreme, life-threatening response to an infection. Instead of just fighting the germ, the body’s immune system goes into overdrive, damaging its own organs. It progresses incredibly fast — sometimes within hours — making early recognition the ultimate difference between life and death.

Neonatal sepsis is a life-threatening bloodstream infection occurring in infants younger than 28 days and remains a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Visit the National Library of Medicine to learn more.