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Bacteria in the blood
When bacteria moves into the bloodstream, sepsis or septicemia occurs which can cause major organ damage and sometimes result in death.
Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this
27 year experience in Psychiatry
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Baby 0-2 | |||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: bacteria in the blood?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is bacteria in the blood always called sepsis?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is there any connection between bacteria in the blood and HIV / aids ?
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A 76-year old male asked:
Is it true that a very low platelet count can be caused by (a) a viral infection and (b) a bacteria in the blood that falls short of sepsis?
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A 51-year old male asked:
What are the risk of Endocaditis if you have had a heart Valve repair few yrs ago and you have a fever ,stomach gasteronteritis or Virus with Fever GP says i have risk and this can all lead to it ,how true is this ?is the Bacteria in the Blood?Ideas
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A 29-year old female asked:
Could bacteria in the blood or group A or B strep infections cause Atrial Septal Aneurysm with a PFO or ASD shunt? Are these always congenital?
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A 48-year old asked:
If bacteria in the blood doesn't clear with antibiotics, how long will a person live septic?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Here is a tough question, how can you test the blood for ANY good bacteria?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Blood reads 200+++ and leu reads 500+++ for 6 months but no bacteria is present in culture ?
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A 35-year old asked:
How much bacteria do you need in a blood culture for it to be positive?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What do they normally check in fecalysis? It is just for the presence of bacteria or also blood?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Took Align capsule 1st one tonight. Curiosity ? The BACTERIA in it does it circulate in the blood and if so can it harm other organs with this?
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A 63-year old female asked:
In the results from a blood test, not urine, there was Bacteria Rare. What does that mean?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can bacteria and blood still show up on a urinalysis even if you drank a lot of water beforehand or does it dilute the sample?
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A 65-year old female asked:
In a urinalysis I have FEWA Bacteria (nine seen) , SMALLA blood (negmg/dL), and MODERATEA mucous (few mucs/LPF) Is this something to worry about. ?
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A 31-year old asked:
Doctor said my blood has bacteria what does it mean?
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A 48-year old female asked:
I touched an evenlope with some dry blood stain on it. How long can bacteria and viruses live in dry blood and transmit? This envelope is 9 months old
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A 48-year old female asked:
I touched an envelope with some dry blood stain on it.How long can bacteria and viruses live in dry blood and transmit?This envelope is 6-7 months old
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A 45-year old female asked:
I just had a repeat urinalysis because I was menstruating on the first one. First one showed negative occult blood +3 and the second urinalysis a couple of weeks later showed negative occult blood +1, no bacteria seen. What could be the causes?
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A 59-year old female asked:
Should i be worried? I received my urinalysis and my blood is 1+, RBC 5-10 & bacteria few. I have no symptoms of any type. I also had a previous urinalysis about 3 months ago. My blood was 1+ and RBC was 10-20 and no bacteria. I have been placed on ci
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A 48-year old asked:
How do bacteria trigger the b and t white blood cells?
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A 19-year old female asked:
How long can bacteria or viruses live in a blood stain on clothing?
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A 50-year old asked:
My blood test came back positive for the h-pylori bacteria. What should I do?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If any bacteria enters in blood like staph aureus. Do we get any sign symptoms?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What does it mean when urinalysis says small blood and small bacteria in urine - without symptoms?
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A 26-year old female asked:
How long does it take for blood infection and bacteria in or blood take to go away andis it deadly?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is mycoplasma genitalium a bloodborne bacteria. I am asking, since i wondered if you could get it from blood?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Fibrotic tonsil need removal of tonsil? Otherwise bacteria can enter in blood if we won't remove them ?is it true?
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A 52-year old male asked:
What should I check for when the red cross has said that my blood has bacteria in it and has deferred me as a donor. ?
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A female asked:
What does it mean to have many amphormous uthrates, and squam epithal in urine analysis. Also RBC 5-9, bacteria few, blood small?
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