Gut Microbiome Predicts Sepsis Risk In Mice, Bacteria Drive Severity
A mouse study links severe sepsis risk to the gut microbiome, showing that certain bacterial populations can prime an overactive immune response and let infection spread through the body, while experts caution that human implications remain uncertain and that antibiotic stewardship matters. Researchers working with female mice infected them with Acinetobacter baumannii to probe why...