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Silly question can a person get sepsis, if they don't gave septicemia ? or do you firstly have to have septicemia in order to get sepsis.?

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Dr. Pedro Calves answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not Silly: Sepsis is the syndrome you get when you have bacteria in the blood. It is associated with low blood pressure, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and shock. Septicemia is the technical word for bacteria in the blood. Might or might not lead to sepsis. It is not possible to have sepsis without septicemia, even if the offending organism (bacteria,virus, or fungus) cannot easily be found.

Answered 11/11/2018

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Sepsis: They are considered part of the same illness; although some people with a diagnosis of sepsis fail to have bacteria(septicaemia) growing in their blood culture. All the best.

Answered 11/9/2016

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