"Diarrhea" 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.
An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.
| Descriptor ID |
D003967
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.214
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diarrhea" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diarrhea" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diarrhea" by people in Profiles.
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Antimicrobial activity of native Lactobacillus cell-free supernatant against diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from hospitalized patients in northern Iran. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2026 Mar-Apr; 60:101063.
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State-of-the-Art Review: Infectious Diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 12 24; 81(5):e250-e262.
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Clinical and environmental wastewater-based bacteriophage surveillance for high-impact diarrheal diseases, including cholera, in Bangladesh. mBio. 2026 01 14; 17(1):e0265425.
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Prevalence of human adenovirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) from 2016 to 2019. J Clin Virol. 2025 Aug; 179:105822.
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The Positive Impact of Patient Education on Tenapanor Adherence in the OPTIMIZE Study. Nephrol Nurs J. 2025 May-Jun; 52(3):295-304.
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Maternal Diarrhea During the Periconceptional Period and the Risk of Birth Defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 2006-2011. Birth Defects Res. 2025 Feb; 117(2):e2438.
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Exploration of Cytokines and Microbiome Among Males and Females with Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Mar; 70(3):1043-1051.
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Failure to Thrive, Metabolic Acidosis, and Diarrhea in a 7-Week-Old Infant. Pediatrics. 2024 Sep 01; 154(3).
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Lack of Knowledge of Antibiotic Risks Contributes to Primary Care Patients' Expectations of Antibiotics for Common Symptoms. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Sep-Oct; 22(5):421-425.
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Chronic diarrhoea and ichthyosis vulgaris: a rare presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Feb 17; 17(2).