Marco Krasselt

Jun 13, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Sun Jae Jung |Marco Krasselt |Andreia Leite |Anthony R. Carlini

BackgroundSepsis, or septicemia, as defined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), is caused by the body’s large-scale reaction to an infection resulting in a medical emergency that affects 1.7 million Americans annually (1, 2). Many infections, like respiratory, urinary, or skin infections, by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, can devolve into sepsis, requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment to prevent organ failure and death (1).