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Sepsis-related Mortality Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2019
Abstract:
Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection and, if not identified and treated quickly, may lead to serious medical consequences and death (1). Sepsis can occur at any age, but infants, people with chronic conditions, people with weakened immune systems, and older adults are at high risk (1). In 2019, there were 201,092 deaths in the United States involving sepsis, with three-fourths of those deaths occurring among persons aged 65 and over (2). This report describes sepsis-related mortality among adults aged 65 and over by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and urbanicity.
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