"Dysentery" 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.
Acute inflammation of the intestine associated with infectious DIARRHEA of various etiologies, generally acquired by eating contaminated food containing TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL derived from BACTERIA or other microorganisms. Dysentery is characterized initially by watery FECES then by bloody mucoid stools. It is often associated with ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and DEHYDRATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D004403
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.331 C06.405.469.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Dysentery- Dysentery
- Infectious Diarrheal Disease
- Diarrheal Disease, Infectious
- Infectious Diarrheal Diseases
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dysentery" by people in Profiles.
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Estimating the incidence of norovirus acute gastroenteritis among US and European international travelers to areas of moderate to high risk of traveler's diarrhea: a prospective cohort study protocol. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Dec 03; 18(1):605.
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Index of suspicion. Pediatr Rev. 2014 May; 35(5):206-11.
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The patient presenting with acute dysentery--a systematic review. J Infect. 2012 Apr; 64(4):374-86.
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Rifaximin: a unique gastrointestinal-selective antibiotic for enteric diseases. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2010 Jan; 26(1):17-25.
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Clinical practice. Bacterial diarrhea. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15; 361(16):1560-9.
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Azithromycin for the self-treatment of traveler's diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Feb 01; 44(3):347-9.
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Epidemiology and incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea diagnosed upon admission to a university hospital. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Jan; 65(1):42-6.
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Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli severe dysentery complicated by rotavirus gastroenteritis. J Infect. 2006 Nov; 53(5):e211-3.
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Rifaximin: a novel nonabsorbed rifamycin for gastrointestinal disorders. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Feb 15; 42(4):541-7.
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What's new in enteric infectious diseases at home and abroad. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2005 Oct; 18(5):407-12.