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Bacterial Infections |
Bacterial Infection; Infections, Bacterial |
For other uses, see Infection (disambiguation). An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources in order to multiply (usually at the expense of the host). The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of an infected limb, and even death. The host's response to infection is inflammation. Co ...
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Bacterial Infections Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.cancer.gov/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- National Library of Medicine
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.njc.org/
- World Health Organization http://www.who.int/
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
- American Society for Microbiology http://www.asm.org
Resources
- Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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