blood poisoning
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The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens worldwide, which can cause severe bloodstream infections -- also called sepsis or blood poisoning.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
She died later that night, Francois said, likely from sepsis, or blood poisoning by bacteria.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023
Scientists think it was the cause of a septicaemia, or blood poisoning, that killed the animals in 2020.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
If sepsis, or blood poisoning, occurs, the liver filters out more than 90 percent of the foreign material involved.
From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023
“You’ve got to keep them clean, otherwise the infection could spread and—” “I know what blood poisoning is, Katniss,” says Peeta.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
