septicemia

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Gram-negative bacteria such as Neisseria meningitidis are a common cause of septicemia.

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septicemia: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: Verywell Health - Difference Between Sepsis and Septicemia.	Emily Rodriguez	Jun 23, 2022
	Add new Web site: NHS - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Childre - Septicaemia.	Emily Rodriguez	May 22, 2021
	Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Difference Between Sepsis and Septicemia.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 05, 2019
	Add new Web site: LiveScience - Sepsis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment.	Grace Young	Apr 17, 2017
	Added a cross-reference to the article titled "sepsis."	Kara Rogers	Dec 18, 2014
	Add new Web site: HealthCentral - Septicemia.	Surabhi Sinha	Nov 06, 2013
	Add new Web site: Healthline - Septicemia.	Surabhi Sinha	Nov 06, 2013
	Add new Web site: Patient - Sepsis.	Surabhi Sinha	Nov 06, 2013
	Add new Web site: University of Miami Health System - Septicemia.	Surabhi Sinha	Nov 06, 2013
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Prevention of Blood-Poisoning.	Surabhi Sinha	Nov 06, 2013
	Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Blood poisoning.	Aakanksha Gaur	May 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Health Encyclopedia - Septicemia.	Aakanksha Gaur	May 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Septicaemia.	Aakanksha Gaur	May 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Septicemia.	Darshana Das	Sep 29, 2011
	New illustration added.	Kara Rogers	Jan 15, 2009
	Added new Web site: MedlinePlus - Septicemia.	Deepti Mahajan	Oct 24, 2008
	Added new Web site: University of Virginia - Septicemia.	Deepti Mahajan	Oct 24, 2008
	Article revised and updated.	Robert Curley	Jan 04, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998