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 E-Mail Black children hospitalised in the U.S. for severe sepsis are more likely to die than White or Hispanic children, driven by high mortality rates in the West and South of the country. No difference in mortality was found between publicly and privately insured children, but other insurance status (self-pay, no charge, and other) was associated with increased mortality. Black and Hispanic children had longer hospital stays than White children. Black children hospitalised in the U.S...

Study: Black kids in U.S. have higher risk for death from sepsis than White kids By (0) Black children are more likely to die from sepsis than their White and Hispanic peers, according to a new study. File Photo by Mary Rice/Shutterstock Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Black children hospitalized in the United States have a significantly higher risk for death from sepsis than White or Hispanic children, according to a study published Monday by The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Severe sepsis is a life-th...