Community-Acquired Infections
"Community-Acquired 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.
Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (CROSS INFECTION). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D017714
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.234
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| Concept/Terms |
Community-Acquired Infections- Community-Acquired Infections
- Community Acquired Infections
- Infections, Community-Acquired
- Community-Acquired Infection
- Infection, Community-Acquired
- Infections, Community Acquired
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community-Acquired Infections" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation. Crit Care. 2023 Jan 23; 27(1):34.
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Incidence of Clostridioides difficile infections among young and middle-aged adults: Veterans Health Administration. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 09; 40(9):997-1005.
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Testing for Coccidioidomycosis among Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients, Southern California, USA1. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 04; 24(4):779-781.
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Kawasaki Disease Substantially Impacts Health-Related Quality of Life. J Pediatr. 2018 02; 193:155-163.e5.
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Pediatric Readmissions After Hospitalizations for Lower Respiratory Infections. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug; 140(2).
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Predicting 2-Year Risk of Developing Pneumonia in Older Adults without Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 07; 64(7):1439-47.
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CURB-65 Performance Among Admitted and Discharged Emergency Department Patients With Community-acquired Pneumonia. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Apr; 23(4):400-5.
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Varicella Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Community Transmission in the 2-Dose Era. Pediatrics. 2016 Apr; 137(4).
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Anticholinergic medications and risk of community-acquired pneumonia in elderly adults: a population-based case-control study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Mar; 63(3):476-85.
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Treatment failure and costs in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections: a South Texas Ambulatory Research Network (STARNet) study. J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 Sep-Oct; 26(5):508-17.