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n. - Transient presence of certain microorganisms in the blood.

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  • "It" is bacterial infection in the blood, also called bacteremia, and it's a major part of the very serious illness called sepsis.
  • Although it can cause a variety of clinical syndromes such as bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, and deep abscess formation,
  • It includes invasive infections such as bacteremia, sepsis, and meningitis, as well as non-invasive infections, such as pneumonia and otitis media.
  • While most turn out to be minor and self-limiting illnesses, a proportion of infants have SBIs such as bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia or urinary tract infections.
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