"Streptococcus" 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.
A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms occur in pairs or chains. No endospores are produced. Many species exist as commensals or parasites on man or animals with some being highly pathogenic. A few species are saprophytes and occur in the natural environment.
| Descriptor ID |
D013291
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.737.872 B03.510.400.800.872 B03.510.550.737.872
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Streptococcus" by people in Profiles.
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Severe Human Metapneumovirus and Group A Streptococcus Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Adult. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 06 10; 70(12):2712-2714.
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Critical Infection Control Adaptations to Survive COVID-19 in Retirement Communities. J Gerontol Nurs. 2020 06 01; 46(6):3-5.
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Western Immunoblotting for the Diagnosis of Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus gallolyticus Infective Endocarditis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019; 9:314.
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The prognosis of streptococcal prosthetic bone and joint infections depends on surgical management-A multicenter retrospective study. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Aug; 85:175-181.
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Airway response to respiratory syncytial virus has incidental antibacterial effects. Nat Commun. 2019 05 17; 10(1):2218.
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Early nasal microbiota and acute respiratory infections during the first years of life. Thorax. 2019 06; 74(6):592-599.
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Maternal immunization: A call to accelerate progress. Vaccine. 2019 05 16; 37(22):2882-2883.
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Be careful about MICs to amoxicillin for patients with Streptococci-related infective endocarditis. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Jun; 53(6):850-854.
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Association between rhinovirus species and nasopharyngeal microbiota in infants with severe bronchiolitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 05; 143(5):1925-1928.e7.
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Identification of Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens in Patients with Post-Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Leakage. Obes Surg. 2018 12; 28(12):3965-3968.