A Global Problem

Annually Sepsis Causes:

50M

Infections

11M

Deaths

20%

of Worldwide Deaths

$62B

in US Healthcare Costs

A Global Health Crisis

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50 Million Infections Per Year

The onset of sepsis is a major preventable life threatening situation. Without properly identifying the pathogen and treating the infection quickly, a patient's risk of death increases exponentially.

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11M Deaths Per Year

Nearly 1 in 5 patients infected with sepsis ends up dying due to the infection. This is the number one cause of death and readmissions in U.S. hospitals, and 1 in 3 hospital deaths are due to sepsis.

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1 in 5 Deaths Worldwide

One life is lost to sepsis every 2.8 seconds.

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$62B in US Healthcare Costs

Up to 50% of survivors suffer long-term effects.

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Current sepsis testing typically takes 12-72 hours to produce a result

Diagnostic Ventures' sepsis test produces results in 60-90 minutes.

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Why Rapid Identification is
a Hard Problem

In 1 mL of Blood

5 Billion Red Blood Cells
500 Million Platelets
10 Million White Blood Cells
10 (Total) Bacteria

Approx. volume

90%
  9%
  0.2%
  0.000000002%

We must find 10 parts in 5,500,000,000
and then identify them!