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Can UTI Cause Sepsis In A Person?
my dad is in the hospital in was in icu for 2 weeks because of heart rate racing out of control going up, down he does suffer from chf and renal failure. While in icu we were told that he got a blood infection and started getting treated wiith antibodics immedicately. Since then he was totally disoriented, breathing rapidly, could not stay woke for long periods of time, it was scary. Doctor's told us that there was not much more they could do for my dad. He also had blood in his urnine from the time he's been in icu. He is out of icu, sent on the cardaic floor, now on the kidney floor. On th kidney floor he was seeing things that were not there and talking about things from the past and things that did not make since. There is still blood in the urnine, told that is from uti, still do not know if blood infection is cleared up. Can a uti cause a blood infection (sepsis) Please we need answers?
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
Hi thanks for asking question.
Yes acute urinary tract infection can lead to spread of organism in blood and lead to septicemia.
Acute pyelonephritis like condition also can lead to it.
Because of Acute UIT, there may be hematuria(blood in urine).
This septicemia if not controlled with using antibiotic then it can spread to other organs and lead to symptoms according to organ involvement.
To check whether infection cleared from blood, you can do blood culture test.
Mostly in such severe cases iv antibiotic has to be used for 5 to 7 days for clearing infection.
The blood culture and sensitivity report has to be done although it will take minimum 5 to 6 days to get report.
I hope i have solve your query
Yes acute urinary tract infection can lead to spread of organism in blood and lead to septicemia.
Acute pyelonephritis like condition also can lead to it.
Because of Acute UIT, there may be hematuria(blood in urine).
This septicemia if not controlled with using antibiotic then it can spread to other organs and lead to symptoms according to organ involvement.
To check whether infection cleared from blood, you can do blood culture test.
Mostly in such severe cases iv antibiotic has to be used for 5 to 7 days for clearing infection.
The blood culture and sensitivity report has to be done although it will take minimum 5 to 6 days to get report.
I hope i have solve your query
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