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SSC 2026 — Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2026

Society of Critical Care Medicine / European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, 2026

Collect blood cultures as soon as possible, ideally before starting antimicrobial therapy, provided this does not substantially delay treatment.

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Disease Reference

Sepsis

Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection — recognized by an acute rise in SOFA score, not by infection plus fever alone.

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