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Bacteremia during parturition; prevention of subacute bacterial endocarditis. 1959

P D REDLEAF, and E J FADELL

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004698	Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial	ENDOCARDIUM infection that is usually caused by STREPTOCOCCUS. Subacute infective endocarditis evolves over weeks and months with modest toxicity and rare metastatic infection.	Endocarditis Lenta,Bacterial Endocarditides, Subacute,Bacterial Endocarditis, Subacute,Endocarditides, Subacute Bacterial,Subacute Bacterial Endocarditides,Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016470	Bacteremia	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.	Bacteremias
D049590	Postpartum Period	In females, the period that is shortly after giving birth (PARTURITION).	Puerperium,Postpartum,Postpartum Women,Period, Postpartum,Women, Postpartum
D018805	Sepsis	Systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a proven or suspected infectious etiology. When sepsis is associated with organ dysfunction distant from the site of infection, it is called severe sepsis. When sepsis is accompanied by HYPOTENSION despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called SEPTIC SHOCK.	Bloodstream Infection,Pyaemia,Pyemia,Pyohemia,Blood Poisoning,Poisoning, Blood,Septicemia,Severe Sepsis,Blood Poisonings,Bloodstream Infections,Infection, Bloodstream,Poisonings, Blood,Pyaemias,Pyemias,Pyohemias,Sepsis, Severe,Septicemias
D036801	Parturition	The process of giving birth to one or more offspring.	Birth,Childbirth,Births,Childbirths,Parturitions