Patient's question:
The baby in my neighbor's house has just been born for 20 days. He has developed sepsis. What is sepsis? Is it easy to treat neonatal sepsis? How long does it take for a newborn to recover from sepsis?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal sepsis is a severe infectious disease during the neonatal period. It is a systemic inflammatory response caused by pathogens invading neonatal blood and growing, multiplying, and producing toxins. Neonatal sepsis usually lacks typical clinical manifestations but progresses rapidly and is dangerous. It is recommended to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Sepsis is blood poisoning. It is not a single disease. It is a disease caused by the spread of bacterial infections in the blood. "Poisoning" is caused by the bacteria that cause the infection or by toxic substances called toxins produced by the bacteria. Acute sepsis can be fatal. Currently, 95% of children can be treated with medication. For leukocyte sepsis, more than 90% of patients can now be treated.