Bacterial Infections (definition)

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Definition: Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.

GEN: prefer specifics; many texts saying "sepsis" mean BACTERIAL INFECTIONS: check text; TN 209: differentiation from presence of bacteria in organs; DF: BACT INFECT
Examples Bacteremia; Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Eye Infections, Bacterial; Fournier Gangrene; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Spirochaetales Infections; Vaginosis, Bacterial

Other names Infections, Bacterial; Infection, Bacterial; Bacterial Infection

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