Sepsis is a systemic infection of the blood. The infection is caused by the rapid multiplication of pathogenic* bacteria in the blood. It is mostly caused by bacteria, sometimes by a virus.
Symptoms of sepsis can be fever, chills, sweating, pulse and respiration rates. If the immune system fails to fight, the vessels dilate causing a drop in voltage.
Usually, the bacteria from the digestive tract germs, but also the home urinary, uterine, an untreated dental infection, pneumonia. Germs can also occur after an operation such as a trachea or pulmonary installing a pacemaker.
Severe sepsis among those most vulnerable (young children, the elderly, a person already weakened) may leave sequelae such as renal failure, brain damage, gangrene (amputation) and sometimes death.
It is a medical emergency. An early medical intervention can usually heal without sequelae. Treatment (antibiotics) lasts about one week, followed by a convalescence of several weeks.
* PATHOGENIC: may cause disease.13 avril 2010
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