TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 89. Septic Shock A1 - Gough, John E. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Handel, Daniel A. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2012 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e AB - The majority of sepsis cases are caused by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria; however, sepsis is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome that can be caused by any class of microorganism including fungi, mycobacteria, viruses, ricketsiae, and protozoa. Predisposing factors for gram negative bacterial sepsis include diabetes mellitus, lymphoproliferative diseases, cirrhosis, burns, invasive procedures, and chemotherapy. Risk factors for gram positive sepsis include vascular catheters, burns, indwelling mechanical devices, and injection drug use. Nonbacterial sepsis is more commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56275099 ER -