"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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| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diarrhea" by people in Profiles.
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Parent and Clinician Perspectives on Diagnostic Testing for Children With Diarrhea: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 02; 8(9):e2531000.
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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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Management and Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 05; 23(5):147-155.
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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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Norovirus acute gastroenteritis amongst US and European travellers to areas of moderate to high risk of travellers' diarrhoea: a prospective cohort study. J Travel Med. 2024 10 19; 31(7).
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Assessment and comparison of model estimated and directly observed weather data for prediction of diarrhoea aetiology. Epidemiol Infect. 2024 Oct 09; 152:e122.
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced diarrhea and colitis: an overview. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Sep 23; 32(10):680.
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The impact of cancer-related diarrhea on changes in cancer therapy. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Sep 17; 32(10):668.