"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diarrhea" by people in Profiles.
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Antimicrobial activity of native Lactobacillus cell-free supernatant against diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from hospitalized patients in northern Iran. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2026 Mar-Apr; 60:101063.
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State-of-the-Art Review: Infectious Diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 24; 81(5):e250-e262.
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Antibiotic dispensing behaviors for pediatric diarrhea: A qualitative study of informal healthcare providers in rural Bangladesh. PLoS One. 2025; 20(12):e0339283.
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Clinical and environmental wastewater-based bacteriophage surveillance for high-impact diarrheal diseases, including cholera, in Bangladesh. mBio. 2026 Jan 14; 17(1):e0265425.
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Effects of a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program on Diarrhea, Cholera, and Child Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of the Preventative Intervention for Cholera for 7 Days (PICHA7 WASHmobile) Mobile Health Program. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 06; 81(4):785-796.
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Diarrheal Disease Attributed to Shigella spp. and Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli among Children at Households in Haiti: A Case-Control Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 Jan 07; 114(1):31-37.
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Parents' expectations for the management of pediatric diarrhea in the clinical setting: perspectives of parents and physicians in Bangladesh. J Trop Pediatr. 2025 Oct 23; 71(6).
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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.