Hello,
Sorry for the delay in the reply.
Definitely this is a serious situation and is known as septicemia. Septicemia is a life-threatening infection that arises when infectious organisms travel inside the blood to cause infections throughout the body. Different organs can be affected including the lungs, abdominal organs, and the kidney as well as central nervous system (meningitis).
Septicemia results in
fever and chills. The bacteria or their toxins results in septic
shock in the form of hypotension,
rapid heart rate, pallor, respiratory difficulties, excess sweating and renal shutdown. Mortality rate may exceed 50% if no early diagnosis and prompt treatment of the patient occurs. Prompt initiation of
antibiotic would minimize the mortality rate, the degree of organ damage and the presence of comorbidity would affect her prognosis.
Staphylococcus aureus (gram positive) is not the commonest organism responsible for septic shocks (gram negatives are more common), but is usually seen after interventional procedures.
Hospitalization, IV
antibiotics and IV fluids are important parts of the treatment. Specific
antibiotic administration would improve her prognosis and excluding affection of the heart is essential which would make prognosis worse.
Hope you find this information useful.
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Best regards.
This answer does not substitute for direct medical consultation.
Dr. Safaa Mahmoud.
MB BCh, MSc Internal Medicine. MD Medical Oncology.
PhD Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science.
