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UK
/sˌɛptɪkˈiːmiə/
]
NOUN
- invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
How To Use septicaemia In A Sentence
- Various wound infections, including septicaemia, pyaemia, acute abscesses, ulcers, erysipelas, etc., are produced by a few forms of micrococci, resembling each other in many points but differing slightly. The Story of Germ Life
- Bacterial septicaemia was quickly ruled out, with the evidence pointing to a toxic or preacute viral cause.
- She was rushed to hospital but died the next day of meningococcal septicaemia. The Sun
- An insect bite put him in hospital for four weeks with blood poisoning and septicaemia. The Sun
- She was left with just the thumb and half a finger on her right hand after chicken pox left her with septicaemia. The Sun
- Our 23-year-old daughter was struck down with meningococcal septicaemia nearly five weeks ago. Times, Sunday Times
- The Foundation fights death and disability from meningitis and septicaemia and supports people affected by the diseases.
- An insect bite put him in hospital for four weeks with blood poisoning and septicaemia. The Sun
- He had developed erysipelas at the site of a mosquito bite, which resulted in septicaemia and pneumonia.
- A ‘very sick’ young infant may have pneumonia, septicaemia, and meningitis.