Persistent bacteremia often leads to severe sepsis or overwhelming septic shock.是什么意思？

Persistent bacteremia often leads to severe sepsis or overwhelming septic shock.

持续性的菌血症经常导致严重的败血症,甚至恶化为败血性休克.

persistent

adj. 持续的，坚持不懈的，持久的，坚持不渝；

例句
Johnny was the most persistent and most harmless of her admirers.
约翰尼是追她的人中最痴心、最没有心机的一个。

bacteremia

n. 菌血症；

例句
Factors such as a transient bacteremia from any of several sources may lead to wound infection.
来自几种来源中任何一种的暂时的菌血症的因素可导致伤口感染.

often

adv. 常常，经常，时常，再三；

例句
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA,基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。

leads

n. （盖屋顶用的）（薄）铅片； 铅框，领导( lead的名词复数 )，领先，主角，线索；v. 带路( lead的第三人称单数 )，领导，指挥，领先；

例句
...the long-held axiom that education leads to higher income.
教育会带来高收入这一长期公认的观念

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

severe

adj. 严峻的，严厉的，剧烈的，苛刻的；

例句
He had severe abrasions to his right cheek.
他的右脸颊有严重的擦伤。

sepsis

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例句
Persistent bacteremia often leads to severe sepsis or overwhelming septic shock.
持续性的菌血症经常导致严重的败血症,甚至恶化为败血性休克.

or

conj. 或，或者，还是，不然，否则，左右；prep. <古、诗>在…之前，比…更早；n. [纹章]黑金色、黑色；

例句
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。

overwhelming

adj. 势不可挡的，压倒一切的，巨大的，压倒一切的欢乐；

例句
She needs and wants to be loved with overwhelming passion and adoration...
她需要并想要被爱的滔滔激情和倾慕所包围。

septic

adj. 脓毒性的，腐败性的；

例句
...a septic toe.
受感染的脚趾

shock

n. 休克，震惊，震动，打击；vt. 使休克，使震惊，使震动，使受电击；vi. 感到震惊，受到震动，堆成禾束堆；adj. 浓密的，蓬乱的；

例句
I suppose the shock had addled his poor old brain.
我估摸这个打击已经把他那可怜的脑袋瓜搞糊涂了。