"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Tracing" by people in Profiles.
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Examining the feasibility of assisted index case testing for HIV case-finding: a qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to implementation in Malawi. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 09; 24(1):606.
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Effectiveness of preventive treatment among different age groups and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis of contact tracing studies. Lancet Respir Med. 2024 Aug; 12(8):633-641.
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Integration of HIV Testing in a Community Intervention for Tuberculosis Screening Among Household Contacts of Patients with Tuberculosis in Cameroon and Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 04 15; 95(5):431-438.
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Expedited Partner Therapy: A Multicomponent Initiative to Boost Provider Counseling. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 01 01; 51(1):15-21.
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Evaluating a contact tracing course: How universities can develop the public health workforce. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Oct; 72(7):2111-2117.
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Vikela Ekhaya: A Novel, Community-based, Tuberculosis Contact Management Program in a High Burden Setting. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 05 03; 74(9):1631-1638.
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Pilot-Testing a Blended Learning Package for Health Care Workers to Improve Index Testing Services in Southern Malawi: An Implementation Science Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 12 15; 88(5):470-476.
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Contact and SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among College Football Athletes in the Southeastern Conference During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 10 01; 4(10):e2135566.
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COVID-19 control in the United States: the case for masking. Am J Manag Care. 2021 07 01; 27(7):e218-e220.
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Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 06 28; 6:CD013693.