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Sepsis
Sepsis is a medical emergency. Each year, about 1.7 million adults and more than 18,000 children in the U.S. develop sepsis. Of these, at least 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 10 children die during hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. Get Ahead of Sepsis. Learn more at cdc.gov/sepsis.
Sepsis is a medical emergency. Each year, about 1.7 million adults and more than 18,000 children in the U.S. develop sepsis. Of these, at least 350,000 adults and more than 1,800 children die during hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. Get Ahead of Sepsis. Learn more at cdc.gov/sepsis.
Sepsis in Adults
Sepsis is a medical emergency. Each year, about 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis. At least 350,000 adults who develop sepsis die during their hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. Get Ahead of Sepsis. Learn more at cdc.gov/sepsis.
Sepsis in Children
Sepsis is a medical emergency. Each year, more than 18,000 children in the U.S. develop sepsis. More than 1,800 children who develop sepsis die during their hospitalization or are discharged to hospice. Get Ahead of Sepsis. Learn more at cdc.gov/sepsis.
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