Sepsis is defined as?

Sepsis is defined as?

• A. Absence of infection with systemic manifestations
• B. Sepsis with no systemic manifestations
• C. Presence of infection along with systemic manifestations
• D. Localised infection only

Answer: (C)

Sepsis occurs when an infection triggers a body-wide (systemic) response, not just a local reaction. The defining idea is infection plus systemic manifestations, meaning signs that the body’s response is affecting multiple organ systems (for example fever or hypothermia, rapid heart rate, fast breathing, abnormal white blood cell count, confusion, or organ dysfunction). This distinguishes sepsis from a localized infection that doesn’t cause systemic symptoms, or from infection without systemic involvement. So the statement that describes infection along with systemic manifestations best captures what sepsis is.

Sepsis occurs when an infection triggers a body-wide (systemic) response, not just a local reaction. The defining idea is infection plus systemic manifestations, meaning signs that the body’s response is affecting multiple organ systems (for example fever or hypothermia, rapid heart rate, fast breathing, abnormal white blood cell count, confusion, or organ dysfunction). This distinguishes sepsis from a localized infection that doesn’t cause systemic symptoms, or from infection without systemic involvement. So the statement that describes infection along with systemic manifestations best captures what sepsis is.