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into sepsis was published on January the 16th in the
journal "The Lancet". Researchers estimated that over 50 million people a
develop sepsis and over 20 per cent die from the
. This is more than double the
previously estimated. The researchers said sepsis kills more people than
. Professor Mohsen Naghavi, a senior
of the research, said: "We are alarmed to find sepsis deaths are much
than previously estimated, especially as the
is both preventable and treatable." He said more research is needed to stop sepsis killing
. Doctors can treat sepsis with antibiotics if the condition is found early.