"Nasopharynx" 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.
The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function.
| Descriptor ID |
D009305
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.557 A14.724.557
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| Concept/Terms |
Nasopharynx- Nasopharynx
- Rhinopharynxes
- Rhinopharynges
- Rhinopharynx
- Nasopharynges
- Nasopharynxes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nasopharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Bacterial nasopharyngeal colonisation in children in South Africa before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study. Lancet Microbe. 2024 01; 5(1):e34-e42.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae and other bacterial nasopharyngeal colonization seven years post-introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in South African children. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Sep; 134:45-52.
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Optimization of a high-throughput nanofluidic real-time PCR to detect and quantify of 15 bacterial species and 92 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes. Sci Rep. 2023 03 21; 13(1):4588.
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Unmasking Pneumococcal Carriage in a High Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevalence Population in two Community Cohorts in South Africa, 2016-2018: The PHIRST Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 02 08; 76(3):e710-e717.
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Population genomics of pneumococcal carriage in South Africa following the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) immunization. Microb Genom. 2022 06; 8(6).
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Antigen-Based Point of Care Testing (POCT) for Diagnosing SARS-CoV-2: Assessing Performance. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2452:45-62.
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Accuracy of novel antigen rapid diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2: A living systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Med. 2021 08; 18(8):e1003735.
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Mortality in children aged <5 years with severe acute respiratory illness in a high HIV-prevalence urban and rural areas of South Africa, 2009-2013. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0255941.
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Epidemiology and Seasonality of Endemic Human Coronaviruses in South African and Zambian Children: A Case-Control Pneumonia Study. Viruses. 2021 07 31; 13(8).
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Epidemiology of the Rhinovirus (RV) in African and Southeast Asian Children: A Case-Control Pneumonia Etiology Study. Viruses. 2021 06 27; 13(7).