A new sepsis test is 1,000 times more effective at picking up on the deadly condition than current methods, scientists claim. Known as the BacCapSeq platform, it simultaneously screens for 307 known disease-causing bacteria, as well as the risk of antibiotic resistance. Even the most advanced existing tests for sepsis - a violent immune response from the body to an infection - only screen for up to 19 pathogens. A new test that screens for all known bacterial infections is 1,000 times more sensitive than existing diagnosis methods. Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies claimed in 2016 that the threat of antibiotic resistance is as severe as terrorism.

Source: Daily Mail October 23, 2018 13:41 UTC