Respiratory Tract Infections
"Respiratory Tract 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.
Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D012141
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.739 C08.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Respiratory Tract Infections- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Infection, Respiratory Tract
- Respiratory Tract Infection
- Respiratory Infections
- Infections, Respiratory
- Infections, Respiratory Tract
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract
- Upper Respiratory Infections
- Infections, Upper Respiratory
- Respiratory Infection, Upper
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Respiratory Tract Infections" by people in this website by year, and whether "Respiratory Tract Infections" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Respiratory Tract Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Enterovirus D68-Associated Respiratory Illness in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e259131.
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The Epidemiology and Burden of Human Parainfluenza Virus Hospitalizations in US Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Apr 08; 14(4).
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Pf bacteriophage is associated with decline in lung function in a longitudinal cohort of patients with cystic fibrosis and Pseudomonas airway infection. J Cyst Fibros. 2025 Mar; 24(2):345-352.
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Postinfectious Pulmonary Complications: Establishing Research Priorities to Advance the Field: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Sep; 21(9):1219-1237.
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Influenza C virus in U.S. children with acute respiratory infection 2016-2019. J Clin Virol. 2024 10; 174:105720.
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Pulse Oximetry Accuracy in Children with Dark Skin Tones: Relevance to Acute Lower Respiratory Infection Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Oct 02; 111(4):736-739.
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Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Transfers for Acute Pediatric Respiratory Illness. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Jan-Feb; 25(1):102553.
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Rapid in vitro activity of telavancin against Bacillus anthracis and in vivo protection against inhalation anthrax infection in the rabbit model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 07 09; 68(7):e0011224.
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The Promise of New Vaccines Against Respiratory Viruses. Pediatrics. 2024 Jun 01; 153(6).
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Application of MALDI-TOF MS and machine learning for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 and non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 May 02; 12(5):e0406823.