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Descriptor English: Endocarditis, Bacterial
Descriptor Spanish: Endocarditis Bacteriana
Descriptor endocarditis bacteriana
Scope note: Inflamación del ENDOCARDIO causada por BACTERIAS que penetran en el torrente sanguíneo. La cepa bacteriana varía en función de los factores predisponentes, como las MALFORMACIONES CARDIACAS CONGÉNITAS, ENFERMEDADES VALVULARES CARDIACAS, IMPLANTE DE PRÓTESIS CARDIACAS VALVULARES o uso de fármacos por vía intravenosa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Endocardite Bacteriana
Descriptor French: Endocardite bactérienne
Entry term(s): Bacterial Endocarditides
Bacterial Endocarditis
Endocarditides, Bacterial
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.245
C01.190.249
C14.260.249
C14.280.282.407
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004697
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate with specific bacterium /infections heading (IM) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Entry Version: ENDOCARDITIS BACT
Related: Aneurysm, Infected MeSH
DeCS ID: 4778
Unique ID: D004697
NLM Classification: WG 285
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Endocarditis, Bacterial - Preferred
Concept UI M0007393
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Endocarditis, Bacterial
Entry term(s) Bacterial Endocarditides
Bacterial Endocarditis
Endocarditides, Bacterial



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