A condition characterized by the presence of ENDOTOXINS in the blood. On lysis, the outer cell wall of gram-negative bacteria enters the systemic circulation and initiates a pathophysiologic cascade of pro-inflammatory mediators.

Annotation

coordinate with specific bacterial infection heading or specific bacterium if precoordinated bacterial infection heading is not in MeSH; do not use /blood to cover -emia

DUI

D019446 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0028934

Previous indexing

Endotoxins (1966-1996); Septicemia (1966-1996); Shock, Septic (1968-1996); Toxemia (1966-1996)

History note

97

Public note

97