"Bacteremia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.100 C01.539.757.100 C23.550.470.790.500.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2017 | 151 | 36 | 187 |
| 2018 | 158 | 48 | 206 |
| 2019 | 81 | 15 | 96 |
| 2020 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacteremia" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 neuropathology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Brain. 2021 10 22; 144(9):2696-2708.
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High rate of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) among COVID-19 patients presenting with bacteremia upon hospital admission. Am J Infect Control. 2021 11; 49(11):1441-1442.
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Bordetella hinzii Pneumonia and Bacteremia in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Nov; 27(11):2904-2907.
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Fatal septic shock due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteremia masquerading as COVID-19 pneumonia - a case report. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 03; 21(1):736.
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Complex case of COVID-19 and infective endocarditis. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 03; 14(8).
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Septic hip abscess due to Fusobacterium nucleatum and Actinomyces turicensis in an immunocompetent SARS-CoV-2 positive patient. Anaerobe. 2021 Oct; 71:102420.
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Capnocytophaga canimorsus meningitis and bacteraemia without a dog bite in an immunocompetent individual. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 21; 14(7).
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Immunomodulatory therapy, risk factors and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a Spanish case-control matched multicentre study (BACTCOVID). Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Nov; 27(11):1685-1692.
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Bacteraemia variation during the COVID-19 pandemic; a multi-centre UK secondary care ecological analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 11; 21(1):556.
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Unusual source of recurrent Corynebacterium bacteraemia in an immunocompromised patient. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jun 11; 14(6).