Infection is the invasion of host by a pathogen, hence the invasion of host by

bacteria is referred to as bacterial Infection.

Bacteria cause myriad of diseases from mild infections to life threatening

pathologies.
The pathogenesis of bacterial infection depends on various virulence factors.

Bacterial infectivity results from a disturbance in the balance between

bacterial virulence and host resistance

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bacterialinfections.html
http://www.salmonella.org/info.html
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/streptococcal-infections/pages/introduction.aspx
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8526/