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Blood infection?
How does a bacteria get into your bloodstream?
At the time this happened (sepsis) I was in the hosp. for pneumonia.
At the time this happened (sepsis) I was in the hosp. for pneumonia.
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If you had pneumonia, then bacteria in the lung spaces cause release of toxins. These toxins damage the endothelial lining of blood vessels including small capillaries. When the permeability of these capillaries increase, bacteria pass through them into the blood stream. The infection also spreads through the release of bacterial toxins into the blood stream. Hope this helps. Take care!