World Sepsis Day aims to raise awareness

13 September 2012 was the first World Sepsis Day initiated by the Global Sepsis Alliance and supported by hospitals, professional associations and individuals from 93 countries. More than 100 events took place in 40 countries, inter alia in the cities Berlin, London, New York, Houston, Orlando, Beijing, Seoul, Delhi, Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Lima. It aims to raise awareness among physicians, nursing staff and the general public about this devastating disease which, despite medical care, kills about one third of all infected patients.

05.11.2012

News • Bloodstream infections

Rethinking bacterial culturing to accelerate sepsis diagnostics

Using a specialized “broth”, researchers have developed a way to condense the days-long diagnosis timeline for sepsis to just hours, facilitating faster diagnosis and clinical decision-making.

News • Implementation assessment

Patient safety: Can “Martha's Rule” save lives?

“Martha’s Rule” is designed to give patients and families the opportunity to report concerns during hospital stay. Five years after its introduction, a study evaluates the benefits.

News • Assessing infection risk

Predicting neonatal sepsis with vaginal microbial swabs

A new study shows that analyzing bacteria from vaginal swab samples taken at delivery could help predict the risk of neonatal sepsis.

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