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Steven W. Kerrigan, Professor of Precision Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Sepsis: why this deadly condition is so hard to diagnose

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay lost his hands and feet to sepsis. UK Parliament/ Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay recently returned to Commons for the first time after suffering from a life-threatening bout of sepsis last year. Since his return to public duties, Mackinlay has spoken candidly about his experience with the near-fatal illness that led to the amputation of his hands and feet.

Last September, Mackinlay said he’d begun feeling unwell – but didn’t think anything of his symptoms, especially after testing negative for COVID.

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