septic
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I went into septic shock and spent over a month in a medically induced coma.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Georgia, where Amber Thurman died after doctors did not try to empty her septic uterus for 20 hours, has not revisited its ban or disciplined key doctors involved.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
At one point, the cave faced a potential threat when someone attempted to develop the land and convert the cave into a septic tank.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Less than 24 hours later, Izabela died of septic shock.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
He’d always believed his childhood was sterile, but the knowledge Macon and Ruth had given him wrapped his memory of it in septic sheets, heavy with the odor of illness, misery, and unforgiving hearts.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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