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A rapid blood test to diagnose blood poisoning, or sepsis, at the hospital bedside could potentially save thousands of lives, say researchers.
Early studies at King's College London suggest the condition can be diagnosed in two hours using a simple blood test.
Current diagnostic methods take up to two days, which may delay treatment with life-saving antibiotics.
The condition - caused when the body's immune system overreacts to infection - causes 37,000 UK deaths each year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24538228
Early studies at King's College London suggest the condition can be diagnosed in two hours using a simple blood test.
Current diagnostic methods take up to two days, which may delay treatment with life-saving antibiotics.
The condition - caused when the body's immune system overreacts to infection - causes 37,000 UK deaths each year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24538228