"Asymptomatic 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 that do not exhibit symptoms.
| Descriptor ID |
D058345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.187.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Asymptomatic Infections- Asymptomatic Infections
- Asymptomatic Infection
- Infection, Asymptomatic
- Infections, Asymptomatic
- Subclinical Infections
- Infection, Subclinical
- Infections, Subclinical
- Subclinical Infection
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Asymptomatic Infections".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Asymptomatic Infections".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asymptomatic Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Reduced Effectiveness of Repeat Influenza Vaccination: Distinguishing Among Within-Season Waning, Recent Clinical Infection, and Subclinical Infection. J Infect Dis. 2024 Dec 16; 230(6):1309-1318.
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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Children Identified by Preprocedural Testing at 5 US Children's Hospital Systems. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Jan 01; 44(1):47-53.
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Association of mRNA Vaccination With Clinical and Virologic Features of COVID-19 Among US Essential and Frontline Workers. JAMA. 2022 10 18; 328(15):1523-1533.
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Case report: a 5-year-old with new onset nephrotic syndrome in the setting of COVID-19 infection. BMC Nephrol. 2021 09 27; 22(1):323.
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Care Delivery in Cancer Patients With Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection in a Tertiary, Safety-Net Hospital in Houston, Texas. Am J Clin Oncol. 2021 08 01; 44(8):409-412.
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Universal preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing can facilitate safe surgical treatment during local COVID-19 surges. Br J Surg. 2021 Jan 27; 108(1):e24-e26.
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Comparison of Upper Respiratory Viral Load Distributions in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Children Diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Hospital Testing Programs. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 12 17; 59(1).
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Endocervical miRNA Expression Profiles in Women Positive for Chlamydia trachomatis with Clinical Signs and/or Symptoms Are Distinct from Those in Women Positive for Chlamydia trachomatis without Signs and Symptoms. Infect Immun. 2020 09 18; 88(10).
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Teamwork and safety climate affect antimicrobial stewardship for asymptomatic bacteriuria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 09; 40(9):963-967.
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Effects of Child and Maternal Histo-Blood Group Antigen Status on Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Enteric Infections in Early Childhood. J Infect Dis. 2019 06 05; 220(1):151-162.