Sepsis is a general inflammatory reaction caused by an infection, often bacterial. The most common method of finding out if the reaction is caused by bacteria in the blood; and then identifying them is growing the bacteria from a blood sample, which can take one to several days. This is far too slow since the mortality rate in septic shock cases increases by 8% for every hour correct treatment is delayed. The purpose of the project is to shorten the time until correct treatment can be introduced and thus save lives.
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