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bacteremia

bacteremia

1 6.7
Bacteria in the blood, often only for a short time and without symptoms
  • noun
  • /bækˈtɪr.i.ə.mə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bacteriemia
  • The doctor explained that bacteremia can occur without any obvious symptoms.
  • patients with bacteremia
  • cause bacteremia
  • associated with bacteremia

Examples

  • We do not usually think of S. epidermidis as a pathogen, but bacteremia can cause endocarditis.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Our case illustrates that although bacteremia and serious sequelae are rare, they do occur.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The relationship between HIV and increased rates of bacteremia has been reported earlier.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In order to study clinical features and clinical outcomes associated with bacteremia due to CAP, patients were divided into two groups.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Adjusted analysis showed HIV to be independently associated with bacteremia related to CAP.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A higher proportion of minority subjects with bacteremia related to CAP were HIV positive.

    Academic text (2007)
  • However, studies have also shown that minority individuals have a higher prevalence of bacteremia from CAP than Whites.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Whether the increased predisposition to bacteremia is due to an immunodeficiency state related to HIV has not been clearly proven.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Serum sodium levels, blood glucose, and hematocrit were significantly lower among the CAP bacteremia cases.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Incidence of pneumococcal bacteremia (all ages) and other bloodstream infections (children <5 years) was previously published (6, 7).

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

bacteriaemia
vsbacteremia
  • UK
8.9

Bacteria are in the blood, often for a short time

is the same meaning but appears as an alternate spelling

How Severe

sepsis
  • Specialized
14 7.0
bacteremia
  • Specialized
1 6.7

Surface Forms

bacteremia singular
bacteremias plural

Morphology

bacteremia = bacterium (semi-transparent) = bacter + emia

The suffix '-emia' indicates a condition of the blood, but this may not be immediately apparent to all learners.

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.