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sepsis

General term for infectious change in the body caused by bacteria or their toxins.



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To emphasize the need to use arteriovenous fistula access for hemodialysis whenever possible, we report the case of a patient with end-stage renal disease and human immunodeficiency virus infection who died as a result of panhemispheric infarction and uncal herniation as a result of fulminant staphylococcal bacteremia caused by central venous catheter sepsis.
No difference in catheter sepsis between standard and antiseptic central venous catheters.
 
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