Septicaemia

Word SEPTICAEMIA
Character 11
Hyphenation ‖Sep ti cæ mi a
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Septicaemia"

What do we mean by septicaemia?

A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.

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The word "septicaemia" in example sentences

It is impossible to say how much time he spent treating, with this method, women who had become anuric following abortion manoeuvres resulting in septicaemia due to Clostridium perfringens - this was his first contact with kidney failure! ❋ Unknown (1992)

Meningococcal septicaemia occurs when poisons caused by the meningococcal bacteria enter the blood stream. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Just a few days after suffering a miscarriage, singer Lily Allen has been hospitalized for septicaemia, which is a blood-poisoning condition that could develop into septic shock. ❋ Andrea Reiher (2010)

Meningococcal septicaemia occurs when poisons caused by meningococcal bacteria enter the blood stream;

Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that causes either meningitis - an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord - or septicaemia, which is blood poisoning. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A less common but more severe (often fatal) form of meningococcal disease is meningococcal septicaemia which is characterised by rapid circulatory collapse and a haemorrhagic rash. ❋ Unknown (1998)

-- Congestion and inflammation of the kidneys commonly occur in mixed and specific infectious diseases, such as septicaemia, pyaemia and influenza. ❋ R. A. Craig (N/A)

-- There are a few diseases, such as septicaemia, limber neck and infectious enteritis, that are sometimes mistaken for fowl cholera. ❋ R. A. Craig (N/A)

One thing that should be looked into though is the over use of catheters, which carry a high risk of infection and not infrequently, septicaemia which is fatal in many cases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The bacteria involved are a group known as enterobacteriaceae, which can cause serious infections such as septicaemia, pneumonia and abscesses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Claire made an impact because she hated the conspiracy of silence: the sort of silence that had allowed her to endure an abusive childhood; the silence that meant, as a 17-year-old nursing cadet, she was tasked with laying out the body of a girl her own age who had died of septicaemia caused by a botched backstreet abortion. ❋ Jay Rayner (2010)

And old wound on the jaw sustained from the kick of a Japanese boot had brought on a fatal bout of septicaemia. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Young people today do not appreciate that before antibiotics a person could get septicaemia – blood poisoning – from a scratch and die. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Health workers tell of the serious problems it causes including 'rotting penises, septicaemia and inadvertent castrations'. ❋ TK (2010)

Lily Allen was rushed to the hospital Friday night with a potentially fatal blood-poisoning condition called septicaemia. ❋ People.com (2010)

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