"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nasopharynx" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nasopharynx" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 17 | 52 | 69 |
| 2018 | 23 | 39 | 62 |
| 2019 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2020 | 70 | 172 | 242 |
| 2021 | 56 | 171 | 227 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nasopharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Just-In-Time Simulation Training for Nasopharyngeal Specimen Collection During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2022 Jan 01; 42(1):e88-e91.
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Clinical Evaluation of the Rapid STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test for the Screening of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Ann Lab Med. 2022 Jan 01; 42(1):100-104.
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Prevalence of a Single-Nucleotide Variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Korea and Its Impact on the Diagnostic Sensitivity of the Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Assay. Ann Lab Med. 2022 Jan 01; 42(1):96-99.
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Diagnostic Yield of Saliva for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Nov 11; 10(10):967-969.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Normalized Viral Loads and Subgenomic RNA Detection as Tools for Improving Clinical Decision Making and Work Reincorporation. J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 28; 224(8):1325-1332.
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Change in Saliva RT-PCR Sensitivity Over the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA. 2021 09 21; 326(11):1065-1067.
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Mycotic infection prevalence among patients undergoing bronchoalveolar lavage with search of SARS-CoV-2 after two negative nasopharyngeal swabs. J Breath Res. 2021 09 13; 15(4).
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NEAT1 and MALAT1 are highly expressed in saliva and nasopharyngeal swab samples of COVID-19 patients. Mol Oral Microbiol. 2021 12; 36(6):291-294.
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Targeted Hybridization Capture of SARS-CoV-2 and Metagenomics Enables Genetic Variant Discovery and Nasal Microbiome Insights. Microbiol Spectr. 2021 10 31; 9(2):e0019721.
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Ischemic Lesions in the Brain of a Neonate With SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 09 01; 40(9):e340-e343.