The presence of poisonous substances in the blood.
A term applied to forms of blood-poisoning due to the absorption of bacterial products (TOXINS) formed at some local site of infection, such as an abscess. In other cases the toxaemia is due to defective action of some excretory organ, such as the kidney. As regards treatment, the most important consideration is to remove the source of infection.
The existence of toxins, often generated by bacteria, within the bloodstream.