subacute bacterial endocarditis
MONDO:0006981Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names subacute bacterial endocarditis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Subacute inflammation of the endocardium. Streptococcus viridans is the usual etiologic agent of subacute bacterial endocarditis. The distinction between "acute" and "subacute" endocarditis has traditionally been made based on the pathogenic organism and clinical presentation.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006981), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: subacute bacterial endocarditis
- Also called
- SBE