Causes and Risks Septicemia is a serious, rapidly progressive, life-threatening infection that may arise secondary to localized infections of the respiratory , genitourinary and gastrointestinal tract or from the skin.
Septicemia can rapidly lead to septic shock and death.
Septicemia associated with some organisms such a meningococci can lead to shock , adrenal collapse and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy , a condition called Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome . Septicemia Please read this Important notice .