"South America" 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.
The southern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending southward from the Colombia-Panama border.
| Descriptor ID |
D013020
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.107.757
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South America" by people in Profiles.
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A Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase peptide demonstrates high serological prevalence among infected populations across endemic regions. J Clin Invest. 2026 Mar 16; 136(6).
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Land-cover, land-use and human hantavirus infection risk: a systematic review. Pathog Glob Health. 2024 07; 118(5):361-375.
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SARS-CoV-2 in the Amazon region: A harbinger of doom for Amerindians. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 10; 14(10):e0008686.
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Diagnosis and clinical outcomes of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in antiretroviral therapy programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a multicohort study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 09; 22(9):e25392.
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Re: "Orofacial cleft management by short-term surgical missions in South America: literature review". Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 06; 48(6):849.
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Haemoproteus minutus is highly virulent for Australasian and South American parrots. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jan 17; 12(1):40.
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Cohort Analysis of Immigrant Rhetoric on Timely and Regular Access of Prenatal Care. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 01; 133(1):117-128.
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The Association of Nutrition Status Expressed as Body Mass Index z Score With Outcomes in Children With Severe Sepsis: A Secondary Analysis From the Sepsis Prevalence, Outcomes, and Therapies (SPROUT) Study. Crit Care Med. 2018 11; 46(11):e1029-e1039.
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Brucellosis in Adults and Children: A 10-Year Case Series at Two Large Academic Hospitals in Houston, Texas. South Med J. 2018 06; 111(6):324-327.
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A mitogenomic timetree for Darwin's enigmatic South American mammal Macrauchenia patachonica. Nat Commun. 2017 06 27; 8:15951.