Early detection of sepsis a potential breakthrough in COVID-19 battle

Written By Jillian Turner

As COVID-19 continues to ravage our healthcare systems, the race to find solutions is on. For Dr. Bob Hancock, a Vancouver-based microbiologist, this means tackling sepsis — a potentially life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the body’s response to an infection, and the second leading cause of death among COVID 19 patients. (The Province, 2020)

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