"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bacteremia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Bacteremia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacteremia" by people in Profiles.
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The infected diabetic foot: Bacteraemia and endocarditis complicating moderate and severe foot infections. Int Wound J. 2025 May; 22(5):e70102.
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Diagnosis of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus bacteremia in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Am J Infect Control. 2025 May; 53(5):602-606.
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Staphylococcus epidermidis ST2 strains associated with bloodstream infections contain a unique mobile genetic element encoding a plasmin inhibitor. mBio. 2024 Dec 11; 15(12):e0190724.
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The Utilization of Echocardiography in Children With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Nov 04; 13(10):537-540.
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Incidence of bacterial blood stream infections in patients with acute GVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2025 Jan; 60(1):52-57.
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Is it time to retire the term 'bloodstream infection'? (Submitted as Letter to the Editor). J Infect. 2024 07; 89(1):106184.
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Frequency of Treatment Failure of UTIs in Children With Congenital Urinary Tract Anomalies. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 03 01; 14(3):189-196.
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Identification of a novel CG307 sub-clade in third-generation-cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing invasive infections in the USA. Microb Genom. 2024 Feb; 10(2).
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Assessing Risk for Complications in Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children: Validation of 2 Predictive Scores. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Dec 16; 12(12):610-617.
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Increased rates of hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in National Health Service acute trusts in England between June 2020 and March 2021: a national surveillance review. J Hosp Infect. 2024 Jan; 143:33-37.