title: Is severe sepsis increasing in incidence AND severity?
authors: Annette
authors: A
authors: Esper
authors: Greg S
authors: GS
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology