septicemia

(noun)

presence of pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream leading to sepsis

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(noun)

A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria or their toxins in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.

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Examples of septicemia in the following topics:

  • Noncholera Vibrios

    • Patients with noncholera Vibrio wound infection or septicemia are much more ill and frequently have other medical conditions.
    • Vibrio vulnificus is responsible for seafood borne primary septicemia.

  • Fusobacteria

    • The diseases attributed to Fusobacterium infection involve symptoms that include tissue necrosis, septicemia, intra-amniotic infections and ulcers.

  • Brucellosis (Undulant Fever)

    • In the first stage of the disease, septicemia occurs and leads to the classic triad of undulant fevers, sweating (often with characteristic smell, likened to wet hay), and migratory arthralgia and myalgia.

  • Gangrene

    • The toxic products formed by bacteria are absorbed, causing systemic manifestation of septicemia and finally death.

  • Tularemia

    • In most susceptible mammals, the clinical signs include fever, lethargy, anorexia, signs of septicemia, and possibly, death.

  • Appendicitis

    • The end result of this cascade is appendiceal rupture (a 'burst appendix') causing peritonitis, which may lead to septicemia and death.

  • Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    • In rarer cases, virulent strains are also responsible for haemolytic-uremic syndrome, peritonitis, mastitis, septicemia, and Gram-negative pneumonia.