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MeSH Heading: Blood-Borne Pathogens
Tree Number(s): B05.155
Unique ID: D017848
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017848
Annotation: coordinate with specific pathogen if pertinent; do not routinely add as a coordinate for infections in the blood (VIREMIA; BACTEREMIA; FUNGEMIA; PARASITEMIA)
Scope Note: Infectious organisms, including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that are present in the BLOOD.
Entry Term(s): Blood-Borne Pathogen; Bloodborne Pathogen; Bloodborne Pathogens; Pathogens, Blood-Borne
Previous Indexing: specific organism (1987-1993)
See Also: Blood-Borne Infections; Universal Precautions
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

isolation & purification (IP)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0026971
Scope Note: Infectious organisms, including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that are present in the BLOOD.
Terms: Blood-Borne Pathogens Preferred Term
Term UI T053359
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Bloodborne Pathogen
Term UI T001086926
Date08/17/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Pathogens, Blood-Borne
Term UI T053358
Date10/14/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Bloodborne Pathogens
Term UI T053360
Date10/14/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Blood-Borne Pathogen
Term UI T001086927
Date08/17/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

Blood-Borne Pathogens MeSH Descriptor Data 2025