SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THE ORGANISM-SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS OF SEPTICEMIA IN INFANTS

摘要

A method, system, and computer program product for producing an organism specific diagnosis of septicemia in infants is disclosed. The method involves measuring the levels of one or more biomarkers against predefined threshold values and interpreting these levels to arrive at the diagnosis. Other techniques may introduce a preliminary step of identifying higher risk subjects, as well as the integration of such methods into the final diagnostic methodology. One aspect of a technique of this method may involve measuring one more cytokines to detect specific classes of infective organisms, such as Gram-negative bacteria.