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blood poisoning
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blood poisoning

Presence in the bloodstream of quantities of bacteria or bacterial toxins sufficient to cause serious illness.



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Pneumococcal bacteremia secondary to acute epiglottitis is relatively rare, and all previously reported cases occurred in immunocompromised patients.
Pneumococcal bacteremia with retropharyngeal soft-tissue inflammation ... by Zaman, Muhammad M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
8 (w/vancomycin and streptomycin) 10 15 25 (continuous irrigation removed more bacteria than pulsed irrigation) 25 42 50 >50 No bacteremia 60 (no statistical difference in debris removal between pulsed and continuous lavage) 70 Dispersion of irrigant No bacteremia Impaired wound infection defenses 90 Pressure (psi) Output Impact Investigator 0.
Pulsed Lavage in Wound Cleansing by Schafer, D Sue / Physical Therapy
Bacteremia may lead to sepsis or shock, causing a systemic illness with high fever, blood coagulation (thickening) and eventually organ failure.
Group A Streptococcal Infections by Pamphlet by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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