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Episode 21 - Fevers and Rigors

The Curious Clinicians

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The Order of Events From Bacteria to Fever

Bacteremia typically exposes us to exogenous pyrogens. There's actually experimental data showing that if you inject LPS into humans, it induces fever. But there's a three to five hour delay between the exposure, between the injection and the peak fever.

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