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Despite considerable technological advances, systemic infections, including sepsis and its complications (septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction) still are the major cause of death in Intensive Care Units all over the world. The incidence of these symptoms has increased in the last decade, not only because we still encounter a considerable lack of knowledge on sepsis, but also due to an increasing ageing in the population demography, an increase in the application of invasive surgical techniques, and an increase in the number of immune-compromised individuals.