How does sepsis develop from pneumonia? I normally associate sepsis from some breach within the bowels to the blood stream.
it just means the bacteria have broken into the blood stream and a culture of bacteria can be grown in the lab from the blood. the bacteria then seed other organs with profound physiologic effest. Urinary tract, lung are commonly associated, skin also ( cellulitis). As much as we bash big Pharma, there is a lot of good from their products.