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bacterial infection
- An infection caused by bacteria . The growth of many disease-causing bacteria can be halted by the use of antibiotics . ( Compare viral infection .)
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Notes
Diseases caused by bacterial infections include diphtheria , gonorrhea , tuberculosis , and typhoid fever .
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It was only after Ellie was offered a "last resort" analysis called metagenomics, that she was diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection which was cured with antibiotics.
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In Ellie's case, metagenomics diagnosed a rare strain of the bacterial infection leptospirosis found in South America.
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A bacterial infection in the same leg was eating away at the bone marrow.
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She arrived at Northampton General on 14 April 2023 needing treatment for cellulitis, a bacterial infection affecting the skin, which can be serious.
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Lyme disease, a bacterial infection which causes a range of health problems, can be spread to humans from some tick bites.
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