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Bacterial Infections MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Bacterial Infections
Tree Number(s)
C01.150.252
Unique ID
D001424
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001424
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; many texts saying "sepsis" mean BACTERIAL INFECTIONS: check text
Scope Note
Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.
Entry Version
BACT INFECT
Entry Term(s)
Bacterial Disease
Bacterial Infection
Infection, Bacterial
Infections, Bacterial
Previous Indexing
Infection (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72
Date Introduced
1972/01/01
Last Updated
2020/01/16
Bacterial Infections Preferred
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