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    Blood test that can rapidly identify sepsis being trialled in UK

    by Gwyn Wright Dec 17, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    A blood test that can rapidly identify sepsis in patients has been developed and could provide a breakthrough in treating a condition difficult to diagnose.

    The non-invasive and inexpensive test, which uses patient blood samples to identify high levels of DNA fragments associated with the condition in just 45 minutes, is being trialled for the first time at two UK hospitals.

    If successful in a wider trial, it could be used to

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