Sepsis -- the leading cause of mortality in children around the world -- can present with a wide range of signs and symptoms, making a one-size-fits-all treatment strategy ineffective. Pursuing a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IL-6 levels peak 6 hours after infection, compared with 24 hours for traditional biomarkers. The biomarker was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deaths related to bacterial sepsis decreased from 1.7 per 100,000 children in 1999 to 1.2 per 100,000 children ...

Clinician-scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago were among a diverse, international group of experts tasked by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) with ...

An international research team led by Tell Bennett, MD, MS, professor of biomedical informatics and pediatric critical care at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, released new diagnostic ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed a method to predict if a child is likely to develop sepsis and go into organ failure. Associate Professor Lachlan Coin from UQ's Institute for ...

Some evidence from large multinational cohorts supports an increased risk for asthma and allergic rhinitis, after SARS-CoV-2 ...

A rapid blood test for children to help diagnose light-threatening conditions such as sepsis and meningitis is being trialled in the NHS. The 15-minute test can quickly inform medics whether young ...