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What are the odds of getting sepsis? how common is it?
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Incidence of Sepsis: There are about 1.7 million cases of sepsis a year in US (based on 2009 data). Various factors can increase the risk of sepsis. Some of these include advanced age, impaired immune system (either from medication or a disease process), cancer, diabetes, and chronic indwelling catheters (such as urinary catheter).
Answered 3/12/2015
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