Septicemia
Blood poisoning; Bacteremia with sepsisSepticemia is bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) that often occurs with severe infections. Also called sepsis, septicemia is a serious, life-threatening response to an infection that gets worse very quickly.
Bacteremia
Sepsis is an illness in which the body has a severe, inflammatory response to bacteria or other germs.
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Sepsis is an illness in which the body has a severe, inflammatory response to bacteria or other germs.
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Shapiro NI, Jones AE. Sepsis syndromes. In: Walls RM, Hockberger RS, Gausche-Hill M, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018:chap 130.
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