"Trench Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An intermittent fever characterized by intervals of chills, fever, and splenomegaly each of which may last as long as 40 hours. It is caused by BARTONELLA QUINTANA and transmitted by the human louse.
| Descriptor ID |
D014205
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.126.100.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Trench Fever- Trench Fever
- Fever, Trench
- Bartonella quintana Infection
- Bartonella quintana Infections
- Infection, Bartonella quintana
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trench Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Detection of bacterial pathogens including potential new species in human head lice from Mali. PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0184621.
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Evidence for louse-transmitted diseases in soldiers of Napoleon's Grand Army in Vilnius. J Infect Dis. 2006 Jan 01; 193(1):112-20.
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Pericardial effusion in a homeless man due to Bartonella quintana. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Nov; 41(11):5291-3.
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Experimental infection of human erythrocytes from alcoholic patients with Bartonella quintana. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Jun; 990:605-11.
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Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana infection in a seronegative hemodialyzed patient. J Clin Microbiol. 1996 May; 34(5):1158-60.