Physician often orders blood cultures when a patient has a fever of unknown origin or when the physician suspects ____.

A. bacteriemia or septicemia
B. septicemia or hematoma
C. bacteriosis or septicemia
D. hemophilia or bacteriosis

Answer: A

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