septic infection
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This condition can lead to septic infection, which in turn can lead to lethal organ failure.
From Slate • Sep. 14, 2022
Two weeks and a septic infection later, he stepped out into the dry plains air exhausted.
From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2018
Frail and exhausted, he was just out of the hospital where a septic infection had nearly killed him.
From Los Angeles Times
Wounds from sporting guns are to be treated on the usual lines, the early efforts being directed to the alleviation of shock and the prevention of septic infection.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
In all forms of wounds sustained in warfare, septic infection constitutes the main risk, particularly that resulting from streptococci.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis