septic infection

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This condition can lead to septic infection, which in turn can lead to lethal organ failure.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2022

Two weeks and a septic infection later, he stepped out into the dry plains air exhausted.

From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2018

Frail and exhausted, he was just out of the hospital where a septic infection had nearly killed him.

From Los Angeles Times

Intermediate amputations were indicated in cases of septic infection and those of hæmorrhage; they seldom did well, and should be avoided if possible.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

It is probable that these complications are all the result of septic infection and absorption, and since the modern antiseptic treatment of burns they have become much less common.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various