Sepsis: Diagnosis And Treatment

Antibiotics

Antibiotics are an immediate treatment for sepsis. They destroy harmful bacteria and stop them from spreading! Patients need broad-spectrum antibiotics, as these fight many types of bacteria. Patients receive these intravenously, as sepsis is a medical emergency. While receiving these antibiotics, doctors do other tests. They will determine what is causing the patient's infection! Specifically, they will pinpoint what fungus or bacteria has caused the patient's sepsis.

After they do so, they will prescribe an antibiotic that has been specifically formulated to fight that bacteria! This makes it more effective than general antibiotics! Patients always need to finish the antibiotics they were prescribed. Some bacteria remain even partway through treatment when patients start feeling better. Doctors know how much antibiotics are needed. That is why they prescribed the amount they did!