Sepsis tests take days, putting patients at risk. A new method may cut wait time
The test is crucial to figuring out what is causing a bloodstream infection, and fighting it
![A stock photograph of a nurse holding two tubes of blood. In the background, a patient in a green shirt holds a cotton ball to their arm after having blood drawn.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/072424_cy_sepsis-test_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A nurse holds tubes of collected blood from a patient. A new method of sepsis testing could speed treatment that targets the specific bacteria causing a blood infection.
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