Vitamin C Potentially Lifesaving for Sepsis

Standard intravenous antibiotic therapies often prove futile against sepsis’ complex nature. Yet new hope may be found in an unlikely place.

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Sepsis claims more than 350,000 lives each year, making it a leading cause of death among U.S. hospital patients.

Standard intravenous antibiotic therapies often prove futile against sepsis’s complex nature. Yet new hope may be found in an unlikely alternative: vitamin C.

‘One of the Most Challenging Conditions to Treat’

When the body fights an infection, the immune system mobilizes briefly and then retreats. Sometimes, however, it persists in attacking the body; sepsis is such a condition.