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What is a bacteremia? One speaks of a bacteremia when bacteria enter the bloodstream. This is different from sepsis (blood poisoning) because although the bacteria can be detected in the bloodstream, the patient does not experience any systemic inflammatory symptoms (high fever, aching limbs, drop in blood pressure, coughing, etc.). Bacteremia occurs more frequently than … Bacteremia – What is that?

Blood poisoning – a dangerous complication Blood poisoning (sepsis) is a dreaded complication of bacteremia. By definition, it differs from bacteremia in the occurrence of physical symptoms such as fever and chills. Sepsis is always preceded by bacteremia, even if in some cases it develops so quickly that no bacteremia can be detected beforehand. However, … Blood poisoning – a dangerous complication | Bacteremia – What is that?