Bacteremia

Bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood. The blood is normally a sterile environment, so the detection of bacteria in the blood is always abnormal. Bacteria can enter the bloodstream as a severe complication of infections , during surgery , or due to catheters and other foreign bodies entering the arteries or veins .Bacteremia can have several consequences. The immune response to the bacteria can cause sepsis and septic shock, which has a relatively high mortality rate. Bacteria can also use the blood to spread to other parts of the body , causing infections away from the original site of infection. Examples include endocarditis or osteomyelitis. Treatment is with antibiotics, and prevention with antibiotic profylaxis can be given in situations where problems are to be expected. (From the Wikpedia article Bacteremia.)

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Recent Publications on Bacteremia:
Severe Sepsis in Two Ugandan Hospitals: a Prospective Observational Study of Management and Outcomes in a Predominantly HIV-1 Infected Population. BACKGROUND: Sepsis likely contributes to the high burden of infectious...	13th November, 2009	Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine,	PLoS One. 2009 Nov 11;4(11):e7782. DOI Direct Link
Neonatal Mice as Models for Cronobacter sakazakii Infection in Infants. Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic pathogen that has been isolated...	12th November, 2009	Department of Environmental Health Science, 206 Environmental Health	J Food Prot. 2009 Nov;72(11):2363-7.
Streptococcosis in farmed Litopenaeus vannamei: a new emerging bacterial disease of penaeid shrimp. Presumptive systemic streptococcal infections were detected histologically...	12th November, 2009	Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab, 1 Sippel Rd, College Station,	Dis Aquat Organ. 2009 Sep 23;86(2):93-106.
An outbreak of hemodialysis catheter-related bacteremia with sepsis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in a hemodialysis unit. BACKGROUND: Rates of invasive group B Streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus...	10th November, 2009	Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Evaggelismos General	Int J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 5. DOI Direct Link
Incidence of Viral and fungal infections following busulfan-based reduced-intensity versus myeloablative conditioning in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients. Reductions in the duration and nadir of neutropenia have translated into a...	10th November, 2009	Department of Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New	Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2009 Dec;15(12):1587-95. Epub 2009 Sep 30. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Bacteremia:
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BioNews Results for Bacteremia:
Etiologic Agents of Bacteremia in the Early Period After Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation	MDLinx:  Nov 11 2009 12:06PM Matching: bacteremia
Percutaneous drainage remains initial treatment for iliopsoas abscess	MedWire News:  Nov 11 2009 6:41PM Matching: bacteremia
Enterococcal Bloodstream Pathogens Identified in 90 Minutes	Lab Medica:  Nov 10 2009 5:12PM Matching: bacteremia
Trius and Alimera Join Growing Roster of Biotech IPO Hopefuls	Therapeutics Daily:  Nov 10 2009 2:23AM Matching: bacteremia
Medical News: Inappropriate Sepsis Therapy Leads To Fivefold Reduction In Survival	BioFind:  Nov 6 2009 12:57PM Matching: bacteremia
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Bacteremia Clinical Trials:
Daptomycin in the Treatment of Subjects With Infective Endocarditis or Bacteremia Due to S. Aureus

Bacteremia Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7544782	Tumour necrosis factor binding ligands
7569542	Anti-microbial targeting chimeric pharmaceutical
7569591	Gyrase inhibitors and uses thereof
7569677	Antibiotic-conjugated antibodies
7569681	Caterpiller gene family
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Companies working in the area of Bacteremia from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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Cubist Pharmaceuticals Cubist Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a drug company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs to treat infections. Daptomycin, the Company's in-licensed lead product... www.cubist.com/        View full profile

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