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Sepsis, Blood Poisoning or Septicaemia

1) Sepsis

2) Blood culture systems

3) Microorganisms involved (diagnosis, prognosis)

1) sepsis Impact of Sepsis Sepsis One of our biggest killers!

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Costs NHS £2.5 billion a year

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Claims 37,000 lives every year in the UK

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Breast cancer >8,000 lives a year Sepsis Classification

Initial symptoms - SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome)

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Body temperature 38°C

Heart rate >90 beats per minute

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Hyperventilation >20 breaths per minute White blood cell count >12,000 cells per µL or...