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Severe sepsis: is defined as occurring
when a patient with sepsis has critical organ dysfunction and hypo-perfusion
including hypotension.
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Septic shock: is the most serious
contamination with more than 10 5
organisms frequently causes infection.
The development of infection is also affected by the toxins produced by the organism and the organisms ability to resist phagocytosis and intracellular destruction.
Gas gangrene
Definition
Presence of infection that must be resolved by surgical procedure including the infection complicated with trauma, operation, burn or et al.
Gram-negative bacteria have
surface components (endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide) that are toxic.
Gram-positive
produce powerful
bacteria
exotoxins.