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Bacterial Infection





Bacterial infections are any illness or condition caused by the invasion and growth of harmful bacteria in our body, and further overcome of our immune system barrier.





How do bacteria enter our body?

  • Airborne - breathing droplets

  • Skin lesions

  • Surgery and intubations

  • Sex

  • Insect bites

  • Contaminated surfaces


Bacterial infection symptoms



Did you know?


Around 13,7 million infection-related deaths occur worldwide. From this total, 7,7 million were associated with 33 bacterial pathogens.

The five leading death pathogens are:


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References


Ikuta, K. S., et al. (2022). Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 400(10369), 2221–2248. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02185-7


Bacterial Infection. Cleveland Clinic. From https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24189-bacterial-infection


Safety of bacteriophage therapy in severe Staphylococcus aureus infection. The University of Sydney. From https://www.sydney.edu.au/infectious-diseases-institute/news-and-events/news/2020/03/05/safety-of-bacteriophage-therapy-in-severe-staphylococcus-aureus-.html


Escherichia coli in the Americas Somich.cl. From https://somich.cl/escherichia-coli-in-the-americas/


Klebsiella pneumoniae infection causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & prognosis. Health Jade. From https://healthjade.net/klebsiella-pneumoniae/


Clindamicina: Qué es, para qué sirve, nombre comercial y más. Conozcamos Las Características De Cada Una De Las Medicinas. From https://farmaciainformativa.com/clindamicina/




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