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Descriptor English:   Endocarditis, Bacterial 
Descriptor Spanish:   Endocarditis Bacteriana 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Endocardite Bacteriana 
Synonyms English:   Bacterial Endocarditides
Bacterial Endocarditis
Endocarditides, Bacterial  
Tree Number:   C01.150.252.245
C01.190.249
C14.260.249
C14.280.282.407
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate with specific bacterium /infections heading (IM) if pertinent
See Related English:   Aneurysm, Infected
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
TM transmission UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   4778 
Unique Identifier:   D004697 

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