Prosthesis-Related Infections
"Prosthesis-Related Infections" 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.
Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or hematogenously acquired from other sites (late).
| Descriptor ID |
D016459
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.685 C23.550.767.868
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| Concept/Terms |
Prosthesis-Related Infections- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Prosthesis Related Infections
- Infections, Prosthesis-Related
- Prosthesis-Related Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prosthesis-Related Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Driveline Infections Among Patients Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Single Center Sixteen-Year Longitudinal Profile. Artif Organs. 2026 Apr; 50(4):572-579.
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Discriminative Ability and Reliability of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Characterizing Cases of Cardiac Device Lead Vegetations Versus Noninfectious Echodensities. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 06 01; 72(11):1938-1943.
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Clinical Presentation, Timing, and Microbiology of CIED Infections: An Analysis of the WRAP-IT Trial. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 01; 7(1):50-61.
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Pathogen influence on epidemiology, diagnostic evaluation and management of infective endocarditis. Heart. 2020 12; 106(24):1878-1882.
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Adhesin genes and biofilm formation among pediatric Staphylococcus aureus?isolates from implant-associated infections. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0235115.
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Preclinical evaluation of efficacy and pharmacokinetics of gentamicin containing extracellular-matrix envelope. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 03; 43(3):341-349.
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Cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections due to enterococcal species: Clinical features, management, and outcomes. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 10; 42(10):1331-1339.
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Trends of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection in 3 Decades: A?Population-Based Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 09; 5(9):1071-1080.
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus Implant-associated Infections in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 08; 38(8):808-811.
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Contemporary management of cardiac implantable electronic device infection. Heart. 2019 06; 105(12):961-965.