Antibiotics

• Oral antibiotics are taken if sepsis is detected early, before bacteria has harmed organ or tissue function. If this is the case, a person will be prescribed a course of antibiotics to be taken by mouth at home.
  
  However, hospital treatment will be required if the sepsis is severe enough. Once admitted to the ICU (Intensive Care Unit), the patient will be treated with intravenous antibiotics, or antibiotics administered through an IV. Initially, "broad spectrum" antibiotics will be used to fight against a wide range of infectious bacteria. Once a single bacterium has been specified, certain antibiotics will be given to specially fight against it. A patient will usually be under this treatment for seven to ten days.
  
  

Source Control

• Treatment of the infected area, or source, that is responsible for the sepsis may occur. This usually includes draining of pus from the infected tissue. Surgery may be needed to remove the infected tissue in more serious cases.
  
  

Vasopressors

• Dopomine and norepinephrine are two chemicals found in the brain that are used to treat low blood pressure. They cause blood vessels to widen by stimulating the muscles involved in pumping blood. Like the antibiotic treatment, they are given to the patient intravenously.
  
  Extra fluids, such as plasma, may be given to help increase blood pressure. Plasma is the watery, protein part of the blood that helps protect against infection and is given to medical facilities by donors.
  
  

Recombinant Human Activated Protein C (rhAPC)

• There are two important goals in the treatment of sepsis: to reduce levels of inflammation and to prevent blood clots. These are achieved by a protein molecule called Protein C which is derived from the Recombinant Human Activated Protein C (rhAPC), also known as drotrecogin alfa. Yet drotrecogin alfa may not be suitable for a patient who has a history of stroke or internal injuries, as this treatment can cause internal bleeding in some people.