Serious Bacterial Infection

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SBI
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪriəs bækˈtɪriəl ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that usually causes a bad sore throat, swollen glands, fever, and chills.
  2. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics, especially the multi-drug resistance ( MDR ) which has become a serious problem of healthcare makes trouble for bacterial infection therapy.
  3. Retrospective review of serious bacterial infections in infants who are 0 to 36 months of age and have influenza A infection

Other meanings of SBI