If you have a bacterial infection in your blood, would bacteria be found in your urine?

Answer 1

The answer is possibly. Normally the blood is a sterile system (meaning no bacteria) because there are barriers for bacteria to get into the blood. However, sometimes when we have an infection somewhere, this can cross that barrier and get into the blood stream. An example would be a pnuemonia where bacteria are in the lung. From there, it can enter the blood stream.
Urinary tract infections are probably among the most common bacterial infections. Therefore, if a urinary tract infection goes untreated, the bacteria can get up to the kidneys and enter the bloodstream. In that scenario it would be in both places. In the pneumona scenario, it would not be in the bladder.

Answer 2

Getting a bacterial infection in the blood (called septicemia) is not a joke, it could lead to a shock and death if untreated. However having septicemia is usually not reflected by having bacteria in the urine not unless the source of infection leading to septicemia is along the urinary system. Another chance of possibility would be if the infecting bacteria succeeded to pass the barrier and successfully enters into the urinary system via the kidneys, (causing system infection), which is then eliminated along with the urine.♥

Answer 3

My son had a bad bacterial infection in his blood we almost lost him again but nothing showed up in his urine. But I am sure there are different types of bacterias that would show up in blood and urine.

Not sure what this is regarding but whom ever this may be happening to I pray that they are seeing a physician. It is nothing to play with. Toxins will build up in the body to the point where there is not help. Very serious issue.

Answer 4

yes and no, some bacteria wont show up in urine, a stool sample is probably best or a doctor just taking blood.