"Methenamine" 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.
An anti-infective agent most commonly used in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Its anti-infective action derives from the slow release of formaldehyde by hydrolysis at acidic pH. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p173)
| Descriptor ID |
D008709
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.782.500 D02.455.426.100.050.392
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| Concept/Terms |
Hexamine Silver- Hexamine Silver
- Silver, Hexamine
- Silver Methenamine
- Methenamine, Silver
- Methenamine Silver
- Silver, Methenamine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methenamine" by people in Profiles.
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Safety and efficacy of methenamine hippurate for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections in adult renal transplant recipients: A single center, retrospective study. Transpl Infect Dis. 2019 Jun; 21(3):e13063.
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Nonantibiotic prevention and management of recurrent urinary tract infection. Nat Rev Urol. 2018 12; 15(12):750-776.
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology in Culture-Documented Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematologic Diseases: Analysis of 67 Episodes. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 10; 56(10).