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MeSH Heading: Endocarditis, Bacterial
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.245; C01.190.249; C14.260.249; C14.280.282.407
Unique ID: D004697
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004697
Annotation: coordinate with specific bacterium /infections heading (IM) if pertinent
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.
Entry Version: ENDOCARDITIS BACT
Entry Term(s): Bacterial Endocarditides; Bacterial Endocarditis; Endocarditides, Bacterial
NLM Classification #: WG 285
See Also: Aneurysm, Infected
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Endocarditis, Bacterial MeSH Descriptor Data 2025