Definition of bacteremia
:the usually transient presence of bacteria in the blood
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Shortly after birth, the baby showed signs of respiratory distress, was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and was found to have a life-threatening blood infection—diagnosed as late-onset group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) bacteremia.
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Origin and Etymology of bacteremia
New Latin, alteration of bacteriemia, from bacteri- + -emia
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