Organisms

Blood-Borne Pathogens

Infectious organisms, including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that are present in the BLOOD.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Infectious organisms, including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that are present in the BLOOD.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Blood-Borne Pathogen
  • Bloodborne Pathogen
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Pathogens, Blood-Borne

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, isolation & purification, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific pathogen if pertinent; do not routinely add as a coordinate for infections in the blood (VIREMIA; BACTEREMIA; FUNGEMIA; PARASITEMIA)

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History Note

94

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Previous Indexing

  • specific organism (1987-1993)

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Tree Number

  1. B05.155

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blood-Borne Pathogens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017848. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017848
  2. Blood-Borne Pathogens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69500049