"Dysentery" 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.
Acute inflammation of the intestine associated with infectious DIARRHEA of various etiologies, generally acquired by eating contaminated food containing TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL derived from BACTERIA or other microorganisms. Dysentery is characterized initially by watery FECES then by bloody mucoid stools. It is often associated with ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and DEHYDRATION.
Descriptor ID |
D004403
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MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.331 C06.405.469.300
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Concept/Terms |
Dysentery- Dysentery
- Infectious Diarrheal Disease
- Diarrheal Disease, Infectious
- Infectious Diarrheal Diseases
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dysentery" by people in Profiles.
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Dysentery as the only presentation of COVID-19 in a child: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2021 Feb 08; 15(1):65.
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Probiotics: Versatile Bioactive Components in Promoting Human Health. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Aug 27; 56(9).
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Dysentery as a rare GI symptom found in COVID-19 patients. Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jan; 44(1):31-34.
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Clinical features of covid-19. BMJ. 2020 Apr 17; 369:m1470.
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Ribotype 027 Clostridioides difficile infection presented as a traveller's diarrhoea. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2020 Apr; 38(4):196-197.
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Bovine coronavirus in Uruguay: genetic diversity, risk factors and transboundary introductions from neighboring countries. Arch Virol. 2019 Nov; 164(11):2715-2724.
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Transcriptomic analysis of small intestinal mucosa from porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infected piglets. Microb Pathog. 2019 Jul; 132:73-79.
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Association of meteorological factors with infectious diarrhea incidence in Guangzhou, southern China: A time-series study (2006-2017). Sci Total Environ. 2019 Jul 01; 672:7-15.
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Lessons learnt from a porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) case in France in 2014: Descriptive epidemiology and control measures implemented. Vet Microbiol. 2018 Nov; 226:9-14.
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Multiplex PCR for determining aetiology of travellers' diarrhoea: too much information or too little? J Travel Med. 2018 01 01; 25(1).