Diseases

Bacterial Infections

Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Bacterial Disease
  • Bacterial Infection
  • Infection, Bacterial
  • Infections, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Diseases

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Aspects Covered

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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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; many texts saying "sepsis" mean BACTERIAL INFECTIONS: check text

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History Note

72

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Previous Indexing

  • Infection (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bacterial Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001424. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001424
  2. Bacterial Infections. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_disease
  3. Bacterial Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727028