A new blood test could quickly diagnose those at risk of sepsis and bring a 'paradigm shift' in treatment, according to early results from a clinical trial. The "low–cost" test takes just 45 minutes ...

New drug could reverse effects of sepsis, rather than trying to treat infection with antibiotics ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK, who identified a novel mechanism for platelet activation in pathogenic blood clotting (thrombosis) are now turning their attention to sepsis.

Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to an infection damages its own tissues. When the infection-fighting processes turn on the body, they cause ...

Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified five proteins in umbilical cord blood that could signal early-onset sepsis in preterm ...

In a potential paradigm change for sepsis diagnostics, a new test predicted sepsis soon after infection in mice - well before blood clotting and organ failure - enabling early antibiotic treatment and ...

Instead, Adam’s condition deteriorated on New Year’s Day, and he was rushed unconscious to the hospital. He died that evening, from sepsis. The Globe spoke with medical experts about the ...

Sepsis occurs when the body works so hard to fight an infection that the over-activated immune system harms a patient's own tissues as collateral damage. As a result, blood vessels can become leaky ...