blog posts Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood Jul 3, 2017 9:00 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch Share on Facebook Tweet Email University of Illinois researchers and physicians at Carle Foundation Hospital developed a rapid test for sepsis that counts white blood cells and certain protein markers on their surface to monitor a patient's immune response.Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon Images Researchers from U of I and Carle Foundation Hospital completed a clinical study of the device - the first to provide point-of-care measurement of the immune system’s response Share on Facebook Tweet Email