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What is septicemia?
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Systemic effects: A systemic illness (body wide) caused by an infection. Criteria include rapid heart rate, low or high white blood count, fever or low temperatur, low blood pressure, suspected or known infection, with bacteria in the blood.
Answered 7/21/2019
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