"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 | 9 | 10 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 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 | 17 | 21 |
| 2017 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2018 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| 2019 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2020 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2021 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Feces" by people in Profiles.
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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.
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Early life microbial succession in the gut follows common patterns in humans across the globe. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 14; 16(1):660.
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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia - a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1467462.
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A quantitative PCR to detect non-toxigenic Clostridioides difficile. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Jan 07; 13(1):e0160824.
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Interval Advanced Adenomas and Neoplasia in Patients with Negative Colonoscopy Following Positive Stool-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Test. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Jan; 70(1):350-359.
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A comparison of the diagnostic capability of Kato-Katz and real-time PCR for the assessment of treatment efficacy of ivermectin and albendazole combination against T. trichiura infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Nov; 18(11):e0012677.
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Microbiota dynamics during Ascaris suum larval migration: Implications for host microbial communities in a murine model. Microb Pathog. 2025 Jan; 198:107122.
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Longitudinal analysis of the gut microbiota during anti-PD-1 therapy reveals stable microbial features of response in melanoma patients. Cell Host Microbe. 2024 Nov 13; 32(11):2004-2018.e9.