bacterial infection

1. An infection caused by bacteria. The growth of many disease-causing bacteria can be halted by the use of antibiotics. (Compare viral infection.)

Diseases caused by bacterial infections include diphtheria, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.

Example Sentences

Meningitis is the swelling of the meninges – the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord – and it is usually caused by a bacterial infection.

Read more on BBC

Viruses like colds and flu don't respond to antibiotics - these drugs are only used to treat some types of bacterial infection.

Read more on BBC

She said the service was for women only, as UTIs in men are rare - and "if a man does get a bacterial infection, a GP would need to do blood tests to make sure there is no risk of prostate cancer".

Read more on BBC

A post-mortem examination found he died from lobar pneumonia - a severe bacterial infection.

Read more on BBC

However, following the 999 call at 12:19am, the deceased did not reach the RVH until 04:13, where he was later pronounced dead from cardiac arrest as a result of his severe bacterial infection.

Read more on BBC