Rapid Sepsis Testing Can Save Lives and Curb Costs Heidi Splete May 07, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/rapid-sepsis-testing-can-save-lives-and-curb-costs-2026a1000eqi Fast identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (fast ID/AST) for sepsis has the potential to prevent approximately 84,400 sepsis cases and 36,200 sepsis-related deaths in the US each year, according to a new report published by the Office of Health Economics.