"Contact Tracing" 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.
Identification of those persons (or animals) who have had such an association with an infected person, animal, or contaminated environment as to have had the opportunity to acquire the infection. Contact tracing is a generally accepted method for the control of sexually transmitted diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D016358
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.270 N06.850.520.270 N06.850.780.200.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Contact Tracing- Contact Tracing
- Tracing, Contact
- Infectious Disease Contact Tracing
- Communicable Disease Contact Tracing
Notification, Partner- Notification, Partner
- Notifications, Partner
- Partner Notifications
- Partner Notification
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2019 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 79 | 132 | 211 |
| 2021 | 64 | 99 | 163 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Tracing" by people in Profiles.
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Turkey’s response to COVID-19 pandemic: strategy and key actions Turk J Med Sci. 2021 12 17; 51(SI-1):3150-3156.
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Constructing and adjusting estimates for household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from prior studies, widespread-testing and contact-tracing data. Int J Epidemiol. 2021 11 10; 50(5):1444-1457.
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Risk scorecard to minimize impact of COVID-19 when reopening. J Travel Med. 2021 10 11; 28(7).
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Positioning Digital Tracing Applications in the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic in France. J Med Internet Res. 2021 10 07; 23(10):e27301.
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COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics Among Close Contacts of Index Patients With COVID-19: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Zhejiang Province, China. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 10 01; 181(10):1343-1350.
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Showcasing Nursing Leadership and Contributions to a University's COVID-19 Student Contact Tracing Process. Nurs Adm Q. 2021 Oct-Dec 01; 45(4):346-352.
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Public Adoption of and Trust in the NHS COVID-19 Contact Tracing App in the United Kingdom: Quantitative Online Survey Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 09 17; 23(9):e29085.
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The Clinical Information Systems Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Yearb Med Inform. 2021 Aug; 30(1):105-125.
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Spatiotemporal tracing of pandemic spread from infection data. Sci Rep. 2021 09 03; 11(1):17689.
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Modeling the effects of contact-tracing apps on the spread of the coronavirus disease: Mechanisms, conditions, and efficiency. PLoS One. 2021; 16(9):e0256151.