bacterial infection
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Diseases caused by bacterial infections include diphtheria, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.
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The disease contributed to blood loss, anemia, and a serious secondary bacterial infection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The coating, created at the nanoscale, was designed to protect against bacterial infection, inflammation, and oxidative stress while remaining compatible with human tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The shoot required Cregger to be mostly nocturnal and work through bouts of walking pneumonia and a severe bacterial infection, but Abrams said the director was always clearheaded about what he wanted to achieve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
King Harald V of Norway's health has worsened, the palace has said, as he remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bacterial infection in his bloodstream.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The doctors of 1848 don't realize that gangrene is the end result of bacterial infection.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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