Bacterial infection, for short Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAPH Bacterial infection, for short (5) USA Today Oct 25, 2016
8% STYE Some nasty exhausting bacterial infection (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
8% ANTIBIOTICS Drugs used to treat bacterial infections (11) The Times Concise Sep 2, 2025
7% ERYSIPELAS Bacterial infection of the skin (10)
7% CHOLERA Bacterial infection (7) (7) The Guardian Speedy Sep 9, 2024
7% ANTIBIOTIC Treatment for bacterial infections (10)
6% ATHLETESFOOT Fungal infection of the skin (8,4) (12) Puzzler Nov 28, 2025
6% TAINT Contaminate, infect (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 21, 2025
6% BOTNET Group of malware-infected devices (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 17, 2025
6% SCAB Protection from an infection (4) New York Times Nov 12, 2025

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