"Feces" 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.
Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D005243
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2013 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2014 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2015 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 2016 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2017 | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 2018 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2019 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2020 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2021 | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| 2022 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Feces" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of sanitation system types on residential and environmental presence of human waste and parasites in Alabama. Infect Dis Poverty. 2025 Jul 11; 14(1):65.
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Global diversity of soil-transmitted helminths reveals population-biased genetic variation that impacts diagnostic targets. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 10; 16(1):6374.
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Epidemiology of intestinal parasite infections and multiparasitism and their impact on growth and hemoglobin levels during childhood in tropical Ecuador: A longitudinal study using molecular detection methods. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jun; 19(6):e0013004.
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Perceived usability, acceptability, and feasibility of stool-based qPCR TB diagnostics: perspectives from healthcare providers in Manhi?a District, southern Mozambique. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 May 26; 25(1):757.
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Diagnostic accuracy of ancillary tests in diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and development of cystic fibrosis clinical diagnostic score: A multicentre prospective cohort study. Respir Med. 2025 Jun; 242:108087.
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The impact of ibezapolstat and other Clostridioides difficile infection-relevant antibiotics on the microbiome of humanized mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 Apr 02; 69(4):e0160424.
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A Honduran Prevalence Study on Soil-Transmitted Helminths Highlights Serological Antibodies to Tm-WAP49 as a Diagnostic Marker for Exposure to Human Trichuriasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 May 07; 112(5):1017-1025.
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Longitudinal phage-bacteria dynamics in the early life gut microbiome. Nat Microbiol. 2025 Feb; 10(2):420-430.
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Gut Microbial Changes Associated With Obesity in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan 21; 110(2):364-373.
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Phase I trial comparing bile acid and short-chain fatty acid alterations in stool collected from human subjects treated with omadacycline or vancomycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 Feb 13; 69(2):e0125124.