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Descriptor
English
:
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Descriptor
Spanish
:
endocarditis bacteriana
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Endocardite Bacteriana
Synonyms
English
:
Bacterial Endocarditides
Bacterial Endocarditis
Endocarditides, Bacterial
Tree Number:
C01.252.300
C01.539.190.249
C14.260.249
C14.280.282.407
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with specific bacterium /infections heading (IM) if pertinent
See Related
English
:
Aneurysm, Infected
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
4778
Unique Identifier:
D004697
Occurrence in VHL
:
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