Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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; same as
bacteremia .
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- noun
bacteremia
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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Mycobacterium intracellulare, a species of the Mycobacterium avium complex, may be the cause of severe lung, lymphatic node, skin and bone/joint infections, as well as bacteriemia.
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New Guidelines from the AHA on prevention of Infective Endocarditis Extensively analysis of literature on procedure-related bacteriemia and infective endocarditis, results of profilactic studies in animals, and retrospective and prospective studies of the prevention of infective endocarditis.
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