New research suggests that fluoxetine, commonly used as an antidepressant, may also help protect against infections and sepsis.

Researchers say study provides sufficient rationale to further explore the therapeutic uses of SSRIs during infection.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria may drive blood clotting in sepsis, a life-threatening condition that causes about 8 million ...

Drug-resistant bacteria make infections harder to treat Several factors are contributing to the increasing incidence of sepsis and septic shock. GlobalData epidemiologists have identified ageing ...

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Current treatment of severe sepsis relies primarily on identification and appropriate antibiotic coverage of the invading pathogen, with supportive therapies aimed primarily at reducing the risk ...

In a global observational cohort study, patterns of antibiotic use and the pathogens responsible for neonatal sepsis were examined. The study revealed that many infants received antibiotic ...

Thair, S. A. et al. The SEP-SEQ trial: clinical validation of the Karius plasma next-generation sequencing test for pathogen detection in sepsis. Open Forum Infect. Dis. 4, S735 (2017).

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A molecule on certain bacteria, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), has been identified as a trigger for blood clotting in sepsis, a condition causing significant ...

The platelet TLR4 is one important pattern recognition receptor and binds to lipopolysaccharides from Gram-negative bacteria. Studies using an animal model for bacterial sepsis revealed that TLR4 ...