• A laboratory test result that indicates the presence of bacteria in the blood.
  NCI Thesaurus
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Presence of viable bacteria in the blood.
  Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
  The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
• The presence of bacteria in the blood.
  NICHD Pediatric Terminology
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• A disorder characterized by the presence of bacteria in the blood stream.
  Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
  U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
• Bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream. It can occur spontaneously, during certain tissue infections, with use of indwelling genitourinary or IV catheters, or after dental, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, wound-care, or other procedures. Bacteremia may cause metastatic infections, including endocarditis, especially in...
  Merck Manuals
  Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
• Bacteremia is the presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood. This may or may not have any clinical significance because harmless, transient bacteremia may occur following dental work or other minor medical procedures; however, this bacteremia is generally clinically benign and self-resolving in children who do not have an...
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Bacteremia, the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream, whether associated with active disease or not. The transient bacteremia that follows dental manipulation or surgical procedures may have little significance in the otherwise healthy individual with a functioning immune system. By contrast...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020