Diseases

Bacterial Endocarditis

Inflammation of the ENDOCARDIUM caused by BACTERIA that entered the bloodstream. The strains of bacteria vary with predisposing factors, such as CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; or intravenous drug use.

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Abstract

Inflammation of the ENDOCARDIUM caused by BACTERIA that entered the bloodstream. The strains of bacteria vary with predisposing factors, such as CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; or intravenous drug use.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Bacterial Endocarditides
  • Endocarditides, Bacterial
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with specific bacterium /infections heading (IM) if pertinent

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WG 285

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bacterial Endocarditis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004697. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004697
  2. Bacterial Endocarditis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19000971