Definitions
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- noun The medical condition of having
bacteria in thebloodstream .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hlongwa said diseases caused by streptococcus pneumoniae were a major public health problem worldwide, and included invasive pneumo diseases such as pneumonia, empyema, meningitis, bacteraemia and non-invasive conditions like middle ear infection, sinusitis and bronchitis.
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Pneumococcal disease is caused by the bacterium S. pneumoniae, and describes a group of illnesses, including bacteraemia/sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia and otitis media.
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In these people I cause listeriosis, made up of bacteraemia and meningitis.
Listeria monocytogenes Emma Lurie 2007
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In these people I cause listeriosis, made up of bacteraemia and meningitis.
Archive 2007-01-01 Emma Lurie 2007
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I cause pneumonia, meningitis, shock and bacteraemia in the blood.
Archive 2006-11-01 Emma Lurie 2006
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I cause pneumonia, meningitis, shock and bacteraemia in the blood.
Streptococcus agalactiae Emma Lurie 2006
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I cause endocarditis and get into the blood to cause bacteraemia.
Archive 2006-11-01 Emma Lurie 2006
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I cause endocarditis and get into the blood to cause bacteraemia.
Streptococcus bovis Emma Lurie 2006
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Instead, in more recent years, a number of EU initiatives have focussed resource on various studies considering specific pathogens. were the most common bacterial pathogen causing bacteraemia in humans in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2007.
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S. aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia throughout the 1990s.
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