Converse of object

• treat: Success in treating human sepsis with a recombinant product indicates possible utility for EBOV HF.

• cause: Pressure sores should be avoided as they prolong hospital stay, delay rehabilitation and may cause sepsis.

• develop: If the baby survives birth it may develop sepsis and meningitis.

• include: She accepted that the readings should have alerted her to consider something more serious in the baby's condition, including sepsis.

• have: As the majority of Scottish patients with ARDS have sepsis this makes the applicability of the study results to our patient limited.

• prevent: The wound must be covered as quickly as possible to prevent sepsis, which is a constant threat to patients with burns.

Adjective modifier

• neutropenic: Two patients ( 4.5 % ) died from neutropenic sepsis.

• intra-abdominal: The previous significant medical history of intra-abdominal sepsis was not taken into account.

• meningococcal: Objective 3. Samples of urine containing albumin fragments collected previously from children with meningococcal sepsis were remapped using SDS PAGE.

• neonatal: GM-CSF should reduce incidence of neonatal sepsis by boosting neutrophil function.

• systemic: The classical triad of pain, swelling and systemic sepsis is very commonly noticed.

• severe: Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock should be admitted to ICU or a high dependency unit.

Modifies a noun

• patient: Indications for IV administration include: Serious or severe sepsis Febrile patients with neutropenia or immunosuppression Specific serious or deep seated infections.

• rate: The situation has not improved in 2002 with catheter sepsis rates being audited in only 32 % of responding centers.

• response: However if infection disseminates in the blood, the widespread activation of phagocytes in the bloodstream initiates the sepsis response.

Noun used with modifier

• wound: Antibiotic prophylaxis as practiced for the prevention of wound sepsis is more than adequate.

• catheter: The situation has not improved in 2002 with catheter sepsis rates being audited in only 32 % of responding centers.

• skin: An outbreak of skin sepsis at a Marine Camp in Devon.

Preposition: in

• patient: We analyzed the test of clinical criteria for sepsis in all patients.

Preposition: with

• failure: Xigris is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with severe sepsis with multiple organ failure when added to best standard care.