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Scientists at Scotland's University of Strathclyde developed an experimental microelectrode device that analyzes a patient's blood and provides results as quickly as 2.5 minutes. Current testing methods for sepsis can take up to 72 hours.
This is important given that every hour without diagnosis and treatment increases the chance of dying. The research was published in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics.
Sepsis is caused by the overreaction of the body's immune system to an infection or injury meaning that it also starts to attack organs and tissues.
It can be treated with antibiotics if it is diagnosed early, but can lead to organ failure and death if left untreated.
About 6 million people around the world die from sepsis every year, with 52,000 of those in the UK, according to the UK Sepsis Trust.Now researchers have developed this small device that tests for interleukin-6 (IL-6), one of the biomarkers of sepsis, in the blood.
The molecule is secreted by the immune system, and many sepsis patients show increased levels of IL-6.
"At the moment, the 72-hour blood test is a very labor-intensive process but (this) type of test we envisage could be at the bedside and involve doctors or nurses being able to monitor levels of sepsis biomarkers for themselves," study author Damion Corrigan, from the department of Biomedical Engineering at Strathclyde, said in a statement.