Pyogenic infection

Pyogenic infection

The term refers to an infection characterised by severe local inflammation, usually with pus formation, generally caused by one of the pyogenic bacteria.

It's any infection that can produce the accumulation of dead leukocytes and infectious agents, commonly known as pus.


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