Bacteremia

As bacteremia the temporary presence of bacteria in the blood is known, in which there is no proliferation of these bacteria, and thus no Metastatic (metastasis) in organs. At such Bakterieneinsaat it can as part of a bacterial infection as in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures (eg, dental treatment ), but also already come when brushing the teeth.

With poor immune status of the host and constant or routine Einschwemmung from a stove ( focus) in the bloodstream is ( colloquially: blood poisoning), the multiplication of the bacteria and thus the dreaded sepsis favors.

Is proven bacteremia with a blood culture.

The presence of virus in the blood is called viremia, which denotes fungi as fungemia or Mykämie.