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gram-negative bacteremia

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gram-negative bacteremia
Infectious disease Bacteremia due to organisms–eg, Enterobacteriaceae–eg, E coli—that stain negatively by the gram stain. See Sepsis.


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11 In a rat model of Gram-negative bacteremia, PN with LCT increases bacterial growth in the liver and lungs, whereas the rat plasma levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE^sub 2^) and mortality are unaffected.
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But he foresees a time when physicians may routinely treat gram-negative bacteremia not only be targeting the microbes with antibiotics but also by blocking the fatal effects of endotoxins with antibodies such as HA-1A and other novel compounds now under development.
 
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