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Parechovirus (PeV) is currently circulating in the United States: CDC

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory was issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to the circulation of parechovirus (PeV) in the United States. Since...

Cytovale Receives Additional BARDA Funding to Evaluate Rapid Sepsis Diagnostic in Persons Under Investigation (PUI) for COVID-19

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Cytovale, Inc., a medical technology company dedicated to revolutionizing diagnostics using cell mechanics and machine learning, announced today the expansion of a partnership with the Biomedical Advanced...

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COVID-19 and sepsis death – New research points to potential treatments

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Development of antibody research may help prevent sepsis induced by COVID-19 Sepsis is a life-threatening illness caused by the human body’s immune response to infection, however if the body overreacts...

Largest study of sepsis cases among Medicare beneficiaries finds significant burden

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U.S. hospitals saw a 40 percent increase in the rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with sepsis over the past seven years, and in just 2018 had an estimated cost to Medicare of more than $41.5...

CAPNOCYTOPHAGA: It’s not only seen in the immunocompromised

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A recent fatal case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a 63-year-old, immunocompetent German man led me to do this reminder video on this potentially lethal bacterium. In...

Sepsis diagnostics: HHS to advance development of Cytovale rapid test

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To advance the development of a test that may be able to diagnose sepsis in less than 10 minutes, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will partner with Cytovale of San Francisco. Under...

The Public Health Crisis You Haven’t Heard Of: It Takes a Life Every 2 Minutes in the U.S.

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By Dr. Steven Q. Simpson Sepsis is a public health crisis in the United States and around the world. There is no doubt about it. Each year, an estimated 270,000 people in the U.S. die from sepsis and another...

Ohio woman contracts Capnocytophaga infection, loses arms and legs

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By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews An Ohio woman has been left without her limbs following a rare bacterial infection contracted from a lick from her dog. According to a Fox 8 Cleveland report,...

Pediatric sepsis with Niranjan Kissoon, MD

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This week, Sepsis Alliance launched Pediatric Sepsis Week to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis in children and to recognize the tens of thousands of children that develop sepsis every...

Sepsis Alliance releases guide for family members who care for loved ones with sepsis and sepsis survivors

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Sepsis Alliance, the nation’s leading sepsis organization, released When A Loved One Has Sepsis: A Caregiver’s Guide, a free downloadable resource to help friends and family support and care for...