Depends on treatment: When germs enter the blood stream to make you sick, it is called septicemia, a potentially serious condition. The diagnosis is by blood culture and it requires hospital admission for IV antibiotics and close monitoring until cultures become negative. Treatment for such a condition is 10-14 days, not all of which needs to be in hospital. Feel better:)
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