Blood poisoning commonly describes septicemia, a condition in which a local infection moves into the bloodstream and spreads to organs. It can also be used to describe sepsis, a potentially ...

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 ...

Now, for the first time ever, researchers have identified how salmonella infections that have spread to the blood and organs during sepsis can cause life-threatening thrombosis, or blood clotting.

FARGO – Essentia Health is launching an effort aimed at detecting early signs that a patient is developing a life-threatening infection of the bloodstream. A condition called sepsis, the 10th leading ...

Blood infection, known medically as sepsis or septicaemia, is one of the most serious health emergencies and one of the least known to the general population. Yesterday, its name r ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children may have sepsis if they are lethargic or difficult to wake, and feel abnormally cold to touch - Getty You may have heard ...

Direct-from-blood bacterial testing did not shorten vancomycin duration in adults with suspected infection compared with standard blood cultures.

As a veteran high school teacher, Sherri Moody is used to getting a cold about once a year. So when she started feeling sick on a field trip with her students, it wasn’t a big deal. But within days, ...