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Sepsis still kills 1 in 5 people worldwide – two ICU physicians offer a new approach to stopping it

  • Written by Emily Brant, Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
Sepsis still kills 1 in 5 people worldwide – two ICU physicians offer a new approach to stopping itSepsis begins with infection by bacteria or a virus. This panoramic ilustration inside a blood vessel shows rod-shaped bacteria, red blood cells and immune cells called leukocytes.Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Can an otherwise healthy young woman die from what starts out as something akin to a common cold? The answer is, shocki...

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