Bacteremia

Introduction: Bacteremia

Bacteremia: An invasion of bacteria into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, the infection can spread to other parts of body, producing abscesses, ... more about Bacteremia.

Bacteremia: A condition where there is the presence of bacteria in the blood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Bacteremia is available below.

Symptoms of Bacteremia

• Tachypnoea
• Fever
• Tachycardia
• Hypoxemia
• Diaphoresis

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Medical Textbooks Online about Bacteremia

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Bacteremia?

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Misdiagnosis and Bacteremia

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut. This leads to "digestive imbalance" where there are too few remaining "good" bacteria in the digestive system. The treatment is typically to use "probiotics", such as by eating yoghurt cultures containing more of the good bacteria. See digestive imbalance and probiotics....read more »

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Causes of Bacteremia

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Clinical Trials for Bacteremia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Bacteremia include:

• Daptomycin in the Treatment of Subjects With Infective Endocarditis or Bacteremia Due to S. Aureus - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - daptomycin
• Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine to Decrease Hospital Acquired Infections - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 2% chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated cloth
• The Role of Synbiotics in Reducing Post-Operative Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Synbiotic 2000
• Safety and Efficacy of MBI 226 for the Prevention of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MBI 226
• Antibiotic Treatment for Patients With Infections of Short Term In-Dwelling Vascular Catheters Due to a Specific Bacteria (Gram Positive Bacteria) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Antibiotic,Vancomycin,Oxacillin,Dicloxacillin

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Article Excerpts about Bacteremia

An invasion of bacteria into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, the infection can spread to other parts of body, producing abscesses, peritonitis (inflammation of abdominal cavity), endocarditis (inflammation of the heart), or meningitis. Bacteremia may lead to sepsis or shock, causing a systemic illness with high fever, blood coagulation (thickening) and eventually organ failure. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Definitions of Bacteremia:

Transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood - (Source - WordNet 2.1)