Urosepsis

Abstract

Urosepsis is caused by the invasion, from a focus in the urinary tract, of pathogenic or commensal microorganisms, or their constituents into the body, prompting a complex response by the synthesis of endogenous mediators responsible for the clinical phenomena (Dinarello 1984; Van Amersfoort et al. 2003). Progress of sepsis to severe sepsis and septic shock correlates with an increased risk of death. © 2007 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.