Is sepsis on the rise and, if so, why?

It has been increasing because the population is aging, and therefore more susceptible.

Are we referring to sepsis “as an overwhelming infection which became systemic”? Sepsis is very serious and people can succumb quickly. My father in law died in a matter of hours. Called it “septic shock”.

Very observant @Aster here are the figures for cases in 2000 compared to 2008 from the CDC. Not twice as many, but almost.

There’s also more drug resistant bacteria out there. That can’t help.

@Adirondackwannabe has a good point there!

It is the drug resistant bacteria that is now running rampant in hospitals and care facilities. Antibiotics were such a wonder drug, but our over use has ruined their effectiveness.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731864/

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/amr-report/en/