Septicemia

Word SEPTICEMIA
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Definitions and meanings of "Septicemia"

What do we mean by septicemia?

Systemic infection of the blood by pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria, that originate from a localized source. noun

Sepsis. noun

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

Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection noun

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 "septicemia" in example sentences

And in the next couple of days, they could develop what's called septicemia, which is a blood-borne infection which can kill very quickly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The disease eventually results in septicemia (blood poisoning), and the mortality is high. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Once septicemia is advanced, antibiotic therapy may prove useless, probably because the exotoxins remain, despite the death of the bacteria. ❋ Unknown (2006)

At what must've been the 6th or 7th day in hospital, the word septicemia was used to describe the infection. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No one had educated her on the seriousness of septicemia, which is what she had when she entered the hospital, or of endocarditis, which she had already developed between the first series of tests in the hospital and the second. ❋ Francine Hardaway (2011)

Deaths from the bloodstream infection called septicemia fell by 3.6 percent and deaths caused by flu and pneumonia dropped a significant 8.5 percent. ❋ Unknown (2012)

In 2006, thousands of fish died from viral hemorrhagic septicemia, which is a disease that is comparable to the Ebola virus for fish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In severe HH the disorder manifests as potentially life threatening conditions such as septicemia, cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, diabetes, heart failure and heart arrhythmias. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The overproduction of these cytokines has harmful pathophysiological effects on the host, such as septicemia and lethal septic shock. ❋ Marco M. Domingues Et Al. (2009)

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of ear infections, bacterial meningitis, and infant septicemia. ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)

At that age I was unaware of the dangers of septicemia blood poisoning and was content with a Band-Aid. ❋ Eileen Cook (2011)

I've concluded the health care system itself has septicemia: system-wide infection. ❋ Francine Hardaway (2011)

No, not “because;” that election did not cause the insanity but merely became the symbol that triggered the insanity to manifest itself in full-blown nauseating social septicemia. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You can tell, from a dead body, the sequence of events that occurred: if the abdominal gunshot wound caused the peritonitis and septicemia; if those complications were the cause of death, or if it was the respiratory distress syndrome they led to that was the final blow. ❋ JODI PICOULT (2010)

Pearl found her just in time for the hospital to save her from death by septicemia. ❋ Hilary Spurling (2010)

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