Respiratory Tract Infections
"Respiratory Tract Infections" 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.
Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D012141
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.739 C08.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Respiratory Tract Infections- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Infection, Respiratory Tract
- Respiratory Tract Infection
- Respiratory Infections
- Infections, Respiratory
- Infections, Respiratory Tract
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract
- Upper Respiratory Infections
- Infections, Upper Respiratory
- Respiratory Infection, Upper
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Respiratory Tract Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Postinfectious Pulmonary Complications: Establishing Research Priorities to Advance the Field: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Sep; 21(9):1219-1237.
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Characterization of bacterial and viral pathogens in the respiratory tract of children with HIV-associated chronic lung disease: a case-control study. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 26; 24(1):637.
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Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Among Children and Adolescents Enrolled in Acute Respiratory Infection Sentinel Surveillance in South Africa, 2020-2022. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024 May; 18(5):e13300.
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The genomic evolutionary dynamics and global circulation patterns of respiratory syncytial virus. Nat Commun. 2024 Apr 10; 15(1):3083.
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Infants Receiving a Single Dose of Nirsevimab to Prevent RSV Do Not Have Evidence of Enhanced Disease in Their Second RSV Season. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Feb 26; 13(2):144-147.
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Comparison of chest radiograph findings in ambulatory and hospitalized children with pulmonary tuberculosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 08; 53(9):1765-1772.
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Evaluation of Clinical Case Definitions for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Young Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 May 31; 12(5):273-281.
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The attributable fraction of respiratory syncytial virus among patients of different ages with influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory illness in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2012-2016. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Sep; 134:71-77.
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All-cause and pathogen-specific lower respiratory tract infection hospital admissions in children younger than 5 years during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-22) compared with the pre-pandemic period (2015-19) in South Africa: an observational study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023 09; 23(9):1031-1041.
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Pulmonary sequelae in 2-year-old children after hospitalisation for respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection during infancy: an observational study. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2023 05; 10(1).