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A member asked:
Does bacteremia mean the same thing as septicemia?
5 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
No: Septicemia is a disease; bacteremia can be present, for a short time and without causing disease, in many cases, including right after dental treatment.
Answered 9/29/2011
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Not quite: Bacteremia is bacteria in the blood stream, whereas septicemia is circulating bacterial products or toxins.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Generally yes: Although fungi and viruses can cause sepsis syndrome, most commonly bacteremia (bacteria in the blood stream) causes septicemia (the immune consequence of microbes in the blood stream.).
Answered 3/18/2012
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No: Septicemia is defined as the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood stream while bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood stream.
Answered 12/10/2013
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