What's the difference between septicemia And acinetobacter?

My uncle died a week ago with septicemia nos, whatever that is. It's on the hospital records. He was in a hospital that had a problem with acinetobacter baumannii. Okay both of the symptoms are just about the same. He was in intensive care at the hospital for 4 weeks. The day he died it was on the t.v. about this acinetobacter. I need alot of help. PLEASE any info.

Septicemia is the term for a medical condition where bacteria and their toxins are spread throughout the bloodstream. This is referred to by some as "blood poisoning".

Acinetobacter is not a disease at all, but is the name of a particular bacteria. Acinetobacter is becoming very difficult in a lot of hospitals where it is becoming resistant to lots of antibiotics. It is particularly common in ICU patients.

I think what may have been going on was that he had septicemia caused by the spread of acinetobacter throughout the bloodstream. They may not be two unrelated things in his case.

I am sorry to hear about your loss, and I hope that I have been helpful. If you want more information, you might try to figure out if the hospital has an infectious disease specialist (probably a pharmacist) that could answer some more questions for you.

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