Bacterial infections

Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can cause an infection if they enter the body. Bacterial infections can affect all parts of the body, including the heart, brain, skin and teeth. They're usually treated with antibiotics.

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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
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What is listeriosis — and what are the symptoms?
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Spore-forming bacteria Clostridium that causes botulism
Botulism
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Brucellosis
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis
Q fever
Q fever
Actinomycetes, gram-positive anaerobic bacteria
Actinomycosis
Diphtheria
Diphtheria
Staphylococcal infections
Staphylococcal infections
Streptococcal infections
Streptococcal infections
Trachoma
Trachoma
Pneumococcal infections
Pneumococcal infections
Typhus
Typhus
Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever
Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome
What are the incubation periods for infections?
What are the incubation periods for infections?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB)
Cellulitis
Cellulitis
Close up of skin cells layers of skin for cellulitis
Cellulitis
Tuberculosis drugs and their side effects
Tuberculosis drugs and their side effects

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