Tag Archives: Sepsis

What is sepsis? A Maryland doctor explains the symptoms and cause.

What is sepsis? A Maryland doctor explains the symptoms and cause.

September is Sepsis Awareness Month, and MedStar Health in Maryland reports that too many still don’t know about it and its symptoms. Nearly half of adults either have no idea what sepsis is or have never heard of it, according to a recent national survey by MedStar Health. One Baltimore sepsis survivor had it when he was a teen. He …

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Hand soap recalled nationwide over bacterial contamination that could cause sepsis. Here’s a list of the affected products.

Hand soap recalled nationwide over bacterial contamination that could cause sepsis. Here’s a list of the affected products.

Nearly four dozen lots of hand soap and lotion products made by DermaRite Industries are being voluntarily recalled after the company discovered contamination by potentially deadly bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The bacteria in question, Burkholderia cepacia, can spread into the bloodstream through cuts and cause life-threatening sepsis, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. …

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Handsoaps Recalled Over Bacteria That Can Cause Sepsis

Handsoaps Recalled Over Bacteria That Can Cause Sepsis

Four brands of soap and skin products are being recalled by their manufacturer after they were discovered to potentially be contaminated with bacteria that can cause infections, and even lead to sepsis in immunosuppressed people, according to announcements from the FDA and DermaRite Industries. The products, DermaKleen, KleenFoam, DermaSarra, and PeriGiene, have been recalled nationwide in the U.S. and Puerto …

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Hand soap recalled nationwide over bacterial contamination that could cause sepsis. Here’s a list of the affected products.

Hand soap recalled nationwide over bacterial contamination that could cause sepsis. Here’s a list of the affected products.

Nearly four dozen lots of hand soap and lotion products made by DermaRite Industries are being voluntarily recalled after the company discovered contamination by potentially deadly bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The bacteria in question, Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia), can spread into the bloodstream through cuts and cause life-threatening sepsis, particularly in …

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I contracted a virus from a friend’s toilet that caused sepsis… here is why you need to be careful

I contracted a virus from a friend’s toilet that caused sepsis… here is why you need to be careful

A woman has issued a stark warning about using shared bathrooms after contracting a dangerous virus that left her with sepsis and took her almost a year to recover from. JaMarriae Lawrence, who goes by Mars, was working overnight at a Walmart distribution center in Virginia last year when she was hit with a ‘sudden, excruciating’ pain in her stomach.  Mars, who lives in …

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