Battling Bacteria In The Blood: Mathematical Models Help In Tackling Deadly Infections
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 20:49
in Health & Medicine
It's a leading cause of death, but no one knows for sure how and why it happens. It's a major source of health care costs, adding days or weeks to the hospital stays of millions of people. But no one fully understands how best to fight it. Now, new research is tackling the problem at its most basic level, in hopes of finding new and more effective ways to treat bacteremia and sepsis.