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endotoxemia

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endotoxemia /en·do·tox·e·mia/ (en″do-toks-ēm´e-ah) the presence of endotoxins in the blood, which may result in shock.
en·do·tox·e·mi·a (nd-tk-sm-)
n.
The presence of endotoxins in the blood, which, if derived from gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, may cause hemorrhages, necrosis of the kidneys, and shock.

endotoxemia
the presence of endotoxins in the blood.


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However, endotoxemia in liver transplant recipients has been associated with graft failure and a high mortality rate (4,5), and in gram-negative bacterial infections, the physiologic effects of endotoxin may persist after adequate antimicrobial drug treatment.
SCHERING-PLOUGH ANIMAL HEALTH Corporation announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved BANAMINE(R) (flunixin meglumine) for controlling pyrexia (fever) associated with acute mastitis, pneumonia and endotoxemia, as well as controlling the inflammation in endotoxemia such as that caused by coliform mastitis.
Endotoxemia has been documented to occur before, during and after surgery and is associated with increased post-operative complications and prolonged hospital stays for these infants.
 
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