What is Bacteremia?
Bacteremia is an infection of the blood.

If left untreated it can spread the infection to other parts of the body and cause serious complications (heart infection/IE, bone infection/osteomyelitis, brain infection).

Signs and Symptoms

• Fever
• Shaking Chills
• High Heart Rate
• Low Blood Pressure
• Confusion
• Fatigue

Treatment
Bloodstream infections require urgent medical care and IV antibiotics to help get your infection under control and prevent it from spreading.

Part of the work-up may include labs and different imaging tests to ensure that the bacteria has not spread to other parts of the body.