The hardest bacterial infection to get rid of is MRSA, which is a bacteria that is resistant to many common types of antibiotics, which include methicillin and can also cause bloodstream infections, pneumonia and skin infections.
Other hardest bacterial infections to get rid of are Klebsiella pneumoniae, Multi Drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus, Drug reistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Clostridioides difficile, Acinetobacter baumannii and CREs or Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriacea.
Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriacea are bacteria that are resistant to a class of antibiotics called carbapenems, which are often used as a last resort treatment for infections.
Multi drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis is resistant to at least 2 of the most powerful first line anti TB drugs which makes them very challenging to treat.
Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus are bacteria which are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin, which is often used to treat infections that are caused by other drug resistant bacteria.
Drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae are sexually transmitted infections that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and causes more difficult and prolonged treatment.
Clostridioides difficile or C. diff is bacterium which causes severe diarrhea and colitis and is particularly problematic in healthcare settings as it can be difficult to eradicate.
Acinetobacter baumannii are bacterium which are known for causing hospital acquired infections and can also develop resistance to multiple antibiotics.
When your body is fighting an infection you can often know by the symptoms of your body fighting off the infection, which include aching muscles, headaches, chills, feeling cold and shivery and fever.
A fever is your body's way of fighting off infections and viruses as the temperature that your body gets to when it has a fever kills off the viruses as the virus and infections cannot survive those temperatures.
The symptoms of bacteria in the blood include confusion or agitation, warm or clammy/sweaty skin, shaking or chills, fever or hypothermia or very low body temperature, low blood pressure, fast heart rate, low energy, weakness and urinary issues such as urge to urinate or reduced urination.
The warning signs of a blood infection are low body temperature or a high temperature, fever or a change in your mental state such as confusion, slurred speech, disorientation, cold, clammy and mottled or pale skin.
Sepsis is a common blood infection that can be deadly if not treated promptly.
The early warning signs of sepsis are.
Fever and chills.
Very low body temperature.
Peeing less than usual.
Fast heartbeat.
Nausea and vomiting.
Diarrhea.
Fatigue or weakness.
Blotchy or discolored skin.
Sepsis does sometimes have a smell which is a foul odor.
Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection.
It is a life-threatening medical emergency.
Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body.
Infections that lead to sepsis most often start in the lung, urinary tract, skin, or gastrointestinal tract.
Because of problems with vital organs, people with severe sepsis are likely to be very ill and the condition can be fatal.
However, sepsis is treatable if it is identified and treated quickly, and in most cases leads to a full recovery with no lasting problems.
The way you get sepsis is through another infection you already have.
Then your body responds to that infection which in turn leads to the sepsis infection.
Sepsis is not contagious from one person to another so you cannot get sepsis from someone who has it as it's safe to be around someone with sepsis.
If you do have sepsis though it needs medical treatment by the emergency room because it is a life threatening infection.
Left untreated the sepsis can kill you within 24 to 48 hours.
You can survive sepsis if you get treated for the sepsis quick enough.
The longer you wait to get treatment for the sepsis the less chance of survival you have.
Sepsis can be and is deadly if not treated in time so it's very important to get to the emergency room right away if you think you have sepsis.
If you cannot get to the emergency room on your own you should call 911 and get an ambulance to take you to the hospital.
Some signs and symptoms of sepsis are fever, confusion, weakness, unable to get out of bed, unable to stand on your own, fast heart rate, difficulty breathing and low blood pressure, chills, dizziness, fatigue, flushing, low body temperature, or shivering.
Sepsis can show symptoms similar to the flu but it's much worse.