 Endocarditis, Bacterial
"Endocarditis, Bacterial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004697
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.300 C01.539.190.249 C14.260.249 C14.280.282.407
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| Concept/Terms |
Endocarditis, Bacterial- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Endocarditides, Bacterial
- Bacterial Endocarditides
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Olarte L, Ampofo K, Thorell EA, Sanderson S, Doby E, Pavia AT, Rosado H, Raoult D, Socolovschi C, Hersh AL. Bartonella vinsonii endocarditis in an adolescent with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 May; 31(5):531-4.
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