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28 Mar, 2023
Sepsis causes 20 per cent of deaths worldwide, killing more people than heart attacks, stroke, or cancers of the prostate, breast or colon.
It is characterised by infection-associated organ failure, leaving survivors with physical, cognitive and psychological side effects that can persist for the rest of their lives.
Professor Walker said the research team set out to find responses common to all four types of bacteria that cause sepsis and discover more about how bacteria survive in the body.
“Currently when someone goes to hospital with sepsis they are immediately treated with antibiotics, which may have to be adjusted once the type of bacteria has been identified,” Professor Walker said.
“This study allowed us to identify potential new targets for antibiotics that target all sepsis-causing bacteria."
source: https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2023/03/sepsis-study-power-new-antibiotic-discoveries