Disease or Syndrome
bacterial endocarditis
bac·te·ri·al en·do·car·di·tis [ bak-teer-ee-uhl, -al en-doh-kahr-dahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Cardiovascular Infections; Bacterial Infections; Endocarditis
Definitions related to bacterial endocarditis:
  • A bacterial infection of the endocardium, the inner layer of the heart, which usually involves the heart valves.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Endocarditis that is caused by an infection with a bacterial agent.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Infection occuring when bacteria in the bloodstream (bacteremia) adhere to abnormal heart valves or other damaged heart tissue; characterized by growths, known as vegetations, on the valves or other areas of the heart which can break off, travel to other parts of the body, and cause serious complications; a common causative bacteria is staphylococcus, but any organism entering the bloodstream from any site of prior infection can result in the infection.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (endocarditis, bacterial) 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (endocarditis infective) A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the endocardial layer of the heart.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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