What Is a Bladder Infection?
5. Recurrent Infections
Bladder infections are fairly simple to treat so they are unlikely to cause considerable problems for the patient. They will go on to cause complications in a small number of cases, however. One of these is that the infections will return regularly in some people. Some patients might have 4 or more urinary tract infections in a year.
Another potential complication is sepsis. This is a condition where the patient’s immune system has launched a strong response against the infection. In sepsis, a dangerous volume of chemicals is released into the body to kill the bacteria, potentially resulting in organ failure.
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