bacterial endocarditis

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. a bacterial infection of the inner lining of the heart, most often of the heart valves, characterized by fever, enlarged spleen, and heart murmur.

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Example Sentences

Infective endocarditis, also called bacterial endocarditis, is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart lining, a heart valve or a blood vessel.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

The allegations stemmed from a series of inspections conducted after an outbreak of bacterial endocarditis among Vecchione’s patients.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2020

“If bacteria get under the gums and into the bloodstream, they can impact different organs that can cause conditions like bacterial endocarditis, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease, diabetes, a lot of things,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2018

He had been at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia since last month, when he underwent emergency surgery after contracting bacterial endocarditis, an infection in the tissue around his heart.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2011

When germs get into the lining of the heart and cause bacterial endocarditis, doctors promptly give up hope because they believe very few patients recover.

From Time Magazine Archive