Commonly called a "blood stream infection." It is the presence of bacteria (bacteremia), infectious organisms, or their toxins in the blood or other tissues of the body. Sepsis may be associated with clinical symptoms of systemic (bodywide) illness, such as fever, chills, malaise (generally feeling "rotten"), low blood pressure, and mental status changes. 膿毒症可以是嚴重的情況，呼籲緊急和全面護理的生命危險的疾病。 治療取決於類型的感染，但通常始于抗生素或類似的藥物。 它也被稱為是血液中毒。