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Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock

Bacteremia

<span id="v21496854" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Bacteremia may occur during</p></div>

Causes

<span id="v784611" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Usually, bacteremia that results from ordinary events, such as dental procedures, is temporary and causes no symptoms. Bacteremia that results from other conditions may cause fever. If people with bacteremia have fever, a rapid heart rate, shaking chills, low blood pressure, gastrointestinal symptoms (such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea), or rapid breathing, and/or become confused, they probably have <a href="/home/infections/bacteremia-sepsis-and-septic-shock/sepsis-and-septic-shock" data-toggle="tooltip" title ="Sepsis and Septic Shock" data-id="7f0923da-6f31-40ae-96f8-291992c9ca8b" data-itemid="64c62139-6646-4c4a-b411-0218205242f5">sepsis or septic shock</a><span id="7f0923da-6f31-40ae-96f8-291992c9ca8b" class="d-none xref"> <span class="tooltip-container"> <a href="/home/infections/bacteremia-sepsis-and-septic-shock/sepsis-and-septic-shock"> <span class="tooltip-content"> <span class="tooltip-heading"> Sepsis and Septic Shock </span> <span class="tooltip-readmore"> </span> </span> </a> </span> </span>.</p></div>

Symptoms

<span id="v21496871" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Culture of a blood sample</p></div>

Diagnosis

<span id="v21496877" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Antibiotics</p></div>

Treatment

<span id="v784615" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >People who are at high risk of complications due to bacteremia (such as those who have an artificial heart valve or joint or certain <a href="/home/heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/heart-valve-disorders/overview-of-heart-valve-disorders" data-toggle="tooltip" title ="Overview of Heart Valve Disorders" data-id="e92a0971-3cdf-4de2-9ffa-da45d859ae15" data-itemid="8f45bd9a-e86d-4d15-a243-0a5aaf00d1f0">heart valve abnormalities</a><span id="e92a0971-3cdf-4de2-9ffa-da45d859ae15" class="d-none xref"> <span class="tooltip-container"> <a href="/home/heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/heart-valve-disorders/overview-of-heart-valve-disorders"> <span class="tooltip-content"> <span class="tooltip-heading"> Overview of Heart Valve Disorders </span> <span class="tooltip-readmore"> </span> </span> <span class="tooltip-img"> <img src="/-/media/home/images/h/e/a/heart_ventricles_relaxed_high_blausen.jpg?thn=0&sc_lang=en&mh=160&mw=160" class="tooltip-Preview" alt="Overview of Heart Valve Disorders" loading="lazy" /> </span> </a> </span> </span>) are often given antibiotics before procedures that can cause bacteremia:</p></div>

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