Is bacteremia in a 2-month-old infant serious?
Disease description:
My child is two months old and was just diagnosed with bacteremia. How serious is bacteremia?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Heyang
Bacteremia in a 2-month-old infant is relatively serious. Bacteremia refers to the condition where external bacteria or microorganisms enter the bloodstream due to various causes, often through localized infections, and then multiply and spread, leading to systemic disease. It commonly results in acute metastatic infections affecting multiple organs, presenting with various acute infection symptoms. Neonatal bacteremia poses severe risks to infants and, once detected, should be promptly treated with anti-infective therapy under medical supervision.
