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Descriptor English:
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Bacteremia
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Bacteriemia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Bacteriemia
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Synonyms English:
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Bacteremias
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Tree Number:
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C01.150.252.100
C01.757.100
C23.550.470.790.500.100
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Definition English:
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The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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coord with specific bact/infect heading or specific bacterium if specific bact infect is not in MeSH (do not use /blood to indicate -emia)
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See Related English:
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Endotoxemia
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History Note English:
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92; was see SEPTICEMIA 1975-91
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30241
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Unique Identifier:
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D016470
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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