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How To Treat Septic Infection With Tumor In Brain And Lung?

My sister has brain tumors and a tumor on her lung, she is in the hospital and now the doctors say she has a septic infection. We don t know what this is. So what is it and is there a cure, what are the systoms? Could she die from this and what is the treatment?
Wed, 20 Aug 2014
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Septic infection is a bad state.Need to send the age and the nature of the tumors. Tumor in the brain and lungs, suggests a serious scenario.You need to keep her in the hospital Check with the doctors on the diagnosis and be prepared. Septic infection is treatable with antibiotics.Determine the best antibiotic with the help of blood culture and more investigations,improve nutrition status.
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How To Treat Septic Infection With Tumor In Brain And Lung?

Septic infection is a bad state.Need to send the age and the nature of the tumors. Tumor in the brain and lungs, suggests a serious scenario.You need to keep her in the hospital Check with the doctors on the diagnosis and be prepared. Septic infection is treatable with antibiotics.Determine the best antibiotic with the help of blood culture and more investigations,improve nutrition status.