Noun1.sepsis- the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues infection- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms blood poisoning,septicaemia,septicemia- invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus ...
Rates of MRSA bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients fell nearly 50% from 1997 to 2007 since hospitals began using prevention measures. MRSA is transmitted from person to person by direct contact with the skin, inhaling droplets fromcoughing, or items touched by someone who has MRSA (for ...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Generalized infection An infection that has entered the bloodstream and has general systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, and low blood pressure. Mentioned in:Hospital-Acquired Infections ...
If a staph infection gets into the bloodstream, it can spread to other organs and cause severe and life-threatening infections called sepsis or bacteremia. Sepsis can lead to shock or multi-organ failure, which can rapidly lead to death. What Is Antibiotic-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus? Methicill...
Monocytes are a type of white blood cell. White blood cells are an important part of your immune system. Like the other types of white blood cells, monocytes are produced in yourbone marrowand then enter your bloodstream. After a few hours, monocytes move from your blood into your lung, ...
Bloodstream infection (BSI) and infective endocarditis (IE) Primary BSI Hematogenous or primary BSI infections without an obvious source that predominate in older adults include Listeria monocytogenes, miliary TB, and extraintestinal nontyphoidal salmonellosis. These disseminated infections occur in older adu...
When a virus (HBV, HIV, HTLV-1, etc.) enters the human body, it first targets specific cells in the bloodstream. After an intracellular period associated with transcription, integration, and the production of capsid proteins, the infected cell releases hundreds of virions that can infect other...
A small cut on the finger that becomes infected and heals in a week is an infection but not a disease. A small cut on the finger that becomes infected, spreads into the bloodstream, and causes sepsis becomes a disease.What is Infection? When harmful agents, called pathogens, invade another...
Sepsis (spread of infection into the bloodstream) Fournier gangrene (a severe and life-threatening infection of the scrotal area that kills the cells) The longer treatment is delayed, the more likely the above complications may develop and thus reduce the individual's outcome to only fair to poo...
If yourimmune systemis weakened byHIVor bymedicationsto treatcancer, the bacteria can cause a serious infection in your bloodstream. See your doctor soon after diarrhea and other symptoms appear. If you’re generally in good health and you get a bout of diarrhea, you may wait a couple of ...