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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Endocarditis, Bacterial
Infections > Cardiovascular Infections > Endocarditis, Bacterial
Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Infections > Endocarditis, Bacterial
Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Endocarditis > Endocarditis, Bacterial

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Endocarditis, Bacterial  

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Entry terms

  • Bacterial Endocarditides
  • Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Endocarditides, Bacterial

Note

  • 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.

In other languages

  • bakteeriendokardiitti

    Finnish

  • bakteeriperäinen endokardiitti
  • bakteeriperäinen sydämen sisäkalvon tulehdus
  • bakteriaalinen endokardiitti
  • bakteriaalinen sydämen sisäkalvon tulehdus
  • infektioendokardiitti
  • Endokardit, bakteriell

    Swedish

  • Endokardit, infektiös

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004697

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