bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
bacterial infection
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First, early in the pandemic, clinicians didn’t know much about COVID and were nervous about secondary bacterial infections which can require antibiotics.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 May 2024
Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can lead to violent coughing, vomiting and even respiratory distress — but is preventable with a vaccine.
—Matthew Cupelli, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Winkie’s piece explains why anyone would want to do this (and the first reading list linked above also includes stories that go deeper into fecal microbiota transplants—an unconventional method that treats C. diff, a bacterial infection affecting the gut).
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 22 May 2024
Utah, for example, requires some cattle to test negative or be vaccinated for brucellosis, a bacterial infection, while Maryland requires chickens to test negative for pullorum disease and typhoid.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 20 May 2024
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 May 2024
Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can lead to violent coughing, vomiting and even respiratory distress — but is preventable with a vaccine.
—Matthew Cupelli, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Winkie’s piece explains why anyone would want to do this (and the first reading list linked above also includes stories that go deeper into fecal microbiota transplants—an unconventional method that treats C. diff, a bacterial infection affecting the gut).
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 22 May 2024
Utah, for example, requires some cattle to test negative or be vaccinated for brucellosis, a bacterial infection, while Maryland requires chickens to test negative for pullorum disease and typhoid.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 20 May 2024
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bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
Medical Definition
bacterial
adjective
bac·te·ri·al
bak-ˈtir-ē-əl
: of, relating to, or caused by bacteria
a bacterial chromosome
bacterial infection
bacterial endocarditis
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