10 Causes of Sepsis
Cause #1: Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs that can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. It can be mild, moderate, and severe, but also pneumonia when not diagnosed or treated on time it can be life-threatening. Common signs and symptoms of pneumonia that you should be aware of are fever and chills, excessive sweating, coughing, chest pain, and shortness of breath.
One of the possible complications of severe pneumonia is sepsis, which is a life-threatening condition. Those with underlying chronic diseases, antibiotic pretreatment, as well as those who are hospitalized for a prolonged period of time, have an increased risk of developing sepsis. Treatment in these cases should be started as soon as possible and it is empiric initially while waiting for the results of microbiological cultures.
