"Asymptomatic 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.
Infections that do not exhibit symptoms.
| Descriptor ID |
D058345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.187.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Asymptomatic Infections- Asymptomatic Infections
- Asymptomatic Infection
- Infection, Asymptomatic
- Infections, Asymptomatic
- Subclinical Infections
- Infection, Subclinical
- Infections, Subclinical
- Subclinical Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asymptomatic Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Asymptomatic transmission and high community burden of seasonal influenza in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2017-18 (PHIRST): a population cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 06; 9(6):e863-e874.
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Single-dose administration and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine: a pooled analysis of four randomised trials. Lancet. 2021 03 06; 397(10277):881-891.
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COVID-19 in pregnancy in South Africa: Tracking the epidemic and defining the natural history. S Afr Med J. 2020 07 30; 110(8):729-731.
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High levels of imported asymptomatic malaria but limited local transmission in KwaZulu-Natal, a South African malaria-endemic province nearing malaria elimination. Malar J. 2020 Apr 15; 19(1):152.
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Inflammatory cytokine biomarkers of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections and vaginal dysbiosis: a multicentre validation study. Sex Transm Infect. 2019 02; 95(1):5-12.
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Enterovirus genotypes among patients with severe acute respiratory illness, influenza-like illness, and asymptomatic individuals in South Africa, 2012-2014. J Med Virol. 2017 10; 89(10):1759-1767.
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Understanding treatment refusal among adults presenting for HIV-testing in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative study. AIDS Behav. 2015 Apr; 19(4):704-14.
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Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in liver disease patients and asymptomatic carriers of the virus in Sudan. BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 18; 13:328.