Although any infection can cause sepsis, the most common ones are:
- Abdominal infections
- Bloodstream infections
- Kidney infections
- Pneumonia
People who are most at risk of getting sepsis are:
- People who are being treated using invasive medical devices (i.e. catheters, breathing tubes)
- People with weakened immune systems (i.e. cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy)
- Senior citizens
- Young children