Sepsis in numbers
49 M
people affected annually1
Targeted specific microbial therapy shall be engaged within first hours, whereas blood cultures deliver results in 1-10 days6
35%
$24B
in the US2
€1,5B
in France3
£2.5B
49 M
annually affected people1
$24
€1,5
£2.5
35%
Targeted specific microbial therapy shall be engaged within first hours, whereas blood culture deliver results in 1-10 days6
1. World Health Organization https://www.who.int/sepsis/en/
2. National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2013 (MAY 2016) HCUP Statistical Brief #204
3. https://www.senat.fr/rap/r05-421/r05-42113.html
4. https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/sepsis.html
5. Riou et al. Int. J Technol. Assess. Health Care 2006;22:101-108
6. Zielgler et al., J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998;36:657-61
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