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Diagnosing sepsis: does the microbiology matter?
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-07, 16:10 authored by Jonathan CohenSepsis is caused by infection, and knowing what type of organism is causing the infection certainly matters in terms of both epidemiology and selecting antibiotic therapy. Although there is considerable laboratory evidence that micro-organisms initiate sepsis in different ways, the clinical consequences are usually indistinguishable. New drugs that target specific points in the activation pathway are starting to emerge, and these will require us to be much more accurate in how we diagnose sepsis.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Critical CareISSN
1466-609XPublisher
BioMed CentralExternal DOI
Issue
3Volume
12Department affiliated with
- Clinical and Experimental Medicine Publications
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Article Number:145Full text available
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Peer reviewed?
- Yes