bacteremia
- noun
- /bækˈtɪr.i.ə.mə/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that bacteremia can occur without any obvious symptoms.
- patients with bacteremia
- cause bacteremia
- associated with bacteremia
Examples
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We do not usually think of S. epidermidis as a pathogen, but bacteremia can cause endocarditis.
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Our case illustrates that although bacteremia and serious sequelae are rare, they do occur.
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The relationship between HIV and increased rates of bacteremia has been reported earlier.
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In order to study clinical features and clinical outcomes associated with bacteremia due to CAP, patients were divided into two groups.
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Adjusted analysis showed HIV to be independently associated with bacteremia related to CAP.
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A higher proportion of minority subjects with bacteremia related to CAP were HIV positive.
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However, studies have also shown that minority individuals have a higher prevalence of bacteremia from CAP than Whites.
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Whether the increased predisposition to bacteremia is due to an immunodeficiency state related to HIV has not been clearly proven.
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Serum sodium levels, blood glucose, and hematocrit were significantly lower among the CAP bacteremia cases.
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Incidence of pneumococcal bacteremia (all ages) and other bloodstream infections (children <5 years) was previously published (6, 7).
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
Bacteria are in the blood, often for a short time
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bacteremia breaks into two parts: bacter, from 'bacteria' meaning 'germs' or very small living things, and -emia meaning 'blood', the same ending you see in anemia. So, bacteremia means bacteria are present in the blood.