title: Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock.
authors.affiliation: California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco.
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.affiliation: Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Lemeneh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tefera
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D063305:Organ Dysfunction Scores; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*