bacteremia
Noun
Meaning
transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
Source: WordNetSynonyms
bacteriemia
bacteriaemia
cellulitis
infection
abscess
sepsis
septicemia
septicaemia
gastroenteritis
empyema
blood poisoning
arthralgia
otitis media
pyemia
pyelonephritis
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Hypernyms
Phrases with the word
septicemia bacteremia
bloodstream bacteremia
bacteremia condition
bacteremia disease
bacteremia infection
bacteremia syndrome
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It can manifest as five clinical patterns: gastrointestinal tract infection, enteric fever, bacteremia, local infection, and the chronic reservoir state.
The initial symptoms are nonspecific fever, weakness, myalgia, etc. In the bacteremia state, it can spread to any parts of the body and this induces localized infection or it forms abscesses.