Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Bacteraemia and septicaemia mean the same thing.
B) Once in the bloodstream most bacteria survive well and readily multiply.
C) Septic shock is a life-threatening form of septicaemia.
D) Bacteria cause bacteraemia,whereas viruses cause septicaemia.
E) Bacteraemia is diagnosed by inoculation of patient blood onto an agar plate.
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