Items Tagged ‘sepsis’
January 9, 2020
In a first, researchers sequence single bacterial cells, paving path for rapid sepsis test
By Susan Murphy 
For the first time, Mayo Clinic researchers are sequencing the genomic contents of single bacterial cells. The technique may pave the way for a potential lifesaving test for sepsis, a serious and sometimes deadly condition caused by the body’s response to an infection. Rather than waiting for days to identify the source of a patient’s […]
Tags: antibacterial resistance, basic science, biomedical engineering, Center for Individualized Medicine, deep space medicine, genomics, Heidi Nelson, infectious disease, Marina Walther-Antonio, Nicholas Chia, Robin Patel, sepsis
January 24, 2017
Introducing the Sepsis and Shock Response Team, and other care-improving research outcomes
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection. Typically, sepsis occurs in people who are already hospitalized, but is also diagnosed among patients who come to the emergency department. It is the most expensive condition treated in the U.S. In 2002, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, emergency department, Pablo Moreno Franco, sepsis