Professor Mark Walker from The University of Queensland and other researchers are leading the national study on the four main bacteria that cause sepsis, to develop antibiotics. 

Sepsis is the severe form of blood infection caused by viruses and bacteria.

It causes 20 per cent of deaths worldwide, killing more people than heart attacks, strokes, or cancers of the prostate, breast or colon.

“In this study, we’ve taken the four major sources of bacterial sepsis to see what they react to when entering the blood stream,” Professor Walker told Deborah Knight.

“We want to see what’s common between all the bacteria, leading to the development of antibiotics that will target them all.”

See more highlights from Deb Knight below:

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