"Penicillins" 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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A group of antibiotics that contain 6-aminopenicillanic acid with a side chain attached to the 6-amino group. The penicillin nucleus is the chief structural requirement for biological activity. The side-chain structure determines many of the antibacterial and pharmacological characteristics. (Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1065)
| Descriptor ID |
D010406
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.750 D02.886.108.750 D03.633.100.300.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Penicillins- Penicillins
- Antibiotics, Penicillin
- Penicillin Antibiotics
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2018 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 2019 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penicillins" by people in Profiles.
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Decreased Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epidemic in South Korea. J Infect Dis. 2021 09 17; 224(6):949-955.
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Penicillin Allergy Label Increases Risk of Worse Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 10; 9(10):3629-3637.e2.
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The Revenge of Unintended Consequences of Anaphylaxis-Risk Overdiagnosis: How Far We Have Come and How Far We Have to Go. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 11; 9(11):3911-3917.
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Neurosyphilis and the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction: A therapy concern with HIV disease. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Mar; 34(2):e14839.
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Carved in Stone with Consequences: Antibiotic Allergy Labels in Transplant Patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 10 23; 71(7):1595-1597.
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Community use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 lockdown. Infect Dis (Lond). 2021 02; 53(2):142-144.
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Recorded Penicillin Allergy and Risk of Mortality: a Population-Based Matched Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 09; 34(9):1685-1687.
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'Warning: allergic to penicillin': association between penicillin allergy status in 2.3 million NHS general practice electronic health records, antibiotic prescribing and health outcomes. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 07 01; 74(7):2075-2082.
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Once You Label Me…. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Jul - Aug; 7(6):1886-1887.
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Evaluation of Patients With a History of Penicillin Allergy-Reply. JAMA. 2019 06 18; 321(23):2367.