Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The presence of bacteria in the blood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The presence of bacteria in the blood.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
bacteraemia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
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Examples
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So basically she did not have at any time a raging infection, but she had an infection which initially started with what we call a bacteremia, or an invasion of blood by bacteria, which was later on controlled by antibiotics.
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The bug that sparked much of this research activity is streptococcus pneumoniae, which can cause invasive pneumoccocal diseases such as a bloodstream infection known as bacteremia; and meningitis, which is an infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord.
Wyeth Says Newer Meningitis Vaccine Would Pack More Punch 2008
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"It" is bacterial infection in the blood, also called bacteremia, and it's a major part of the very serious illness called sepsis.
Emaxhealth 2008
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"It" is bacterial infection in the blood, also called bacteremia, and it's a major part of the very serious illness called sepsis.
Emaxhealth 2008
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"It" is bacterial infection in the blood, also called bacteremia, and it's a major part of the very serious illness called sepsis.
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It includes invasive infections such as bacteremia, sepsis, and meningitis, as well as non-invasive infections, such as pneumonia and otitis media.
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This Mycin expert system was designed to identify bacteria causing severe infections, such as bacteremia and meningitis, and to recommend antibiotics, with the dosage adjusted for patient's body weight.
doggdot.us 2009
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Pneumococcal disease is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and can result in multiple disease manifestations, including invasive infections, such as bacteremia / sepsis and meningitis, as well as pneumonia and otitis media.
Presseportal 2009
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Pneumococcal disease is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and can result in multiple disease manifestations, including invasive infections, such as bacteremia / sepsis and meningitis, as well as pneumonia and otitis media.
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Although it can cause a variety of clinical syndromes such as bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, and deep abscess formation,
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