Supporting you in the fight against sepsis
In Italy, the number of deaths from sepsis has risen alarmingly from 18,939 in 2003 to 49,010 in 2012 (3 to 8% of all deaths in Italy)1. As a time-dependent disease, early diagnosis and proper treatment are essential in order to save the patient’s life.
To support healthcare professionals in this struggle, at BD we provide our comprehensive and optimised septic patient management solution, helping laboratories to improve their performance and workflow efficiency, and supporting clinicians to monitor data for high-quality, valuable results.
We follow your journey
By clicking on each step of the septic patient management pathway, you can view the BD solution related to the chosen step.

Pre-analytical stage monitoring
Sample collection
Growth and detection
Identification and Antibiogram (fast route)
Identification and Antibiogram (traditional route)
Laboratory data management
Insights
Upcoming BD events related to sepsis management:

15MAY2024
MILAN
IL – Solutions to improve
the diagnostic pathway for
septic patients
Video
Managing septic patients the right way
Sepsis: an enemy that puts our lives at risk
News

SEPSIS: WHEN INFECTIONS ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON SOCIALISED MEDICINE
Sepsis is a serious blood infection associated with a mortality rate of up to 40% of patients admitted to intensive care units and is responsible for more than 150,000 deaths each year in Europe.

BD and Accelerate Diagnostics announce a global partnership
BD and Accelerate Diagnostics announce a worldwide commercial collaboration agreement in which BD will offer Accelerate’s rapid testing solution for antibiotic resistance and susceptibility offering results in a nutshell compared to..

Do you want to view BD’s solutions for sepsis patients and so much more in virtual mode? Discover VirtualReality atBD® Academy Centre, our Training Centre located in Milan and dedicated to training healthcare professionals.
- Ministry of Health website – Accessed on 22.02.2024. https://www.salute.gov.it/portale/news/p3_2_1_1_1.jsp?lingua=italiano&menu=notizie&p=dalministero&id=5987#:~:text=In%20Italia%2C%20il%20numero%20di,importante%20problema%20di%20salute%20pubblica.
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