"Anti-Infective Agents" 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.
Substances that prevent infectious agents or organisms from spreading or kill infectious agents in order to prevent the spread of infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D000890
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122
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| Concept/Terms |
Anti-Infective Agents- Anti-Infective Agents
- Agents, Anti-Infective
- Anti Infective Agents
- Antiinfective Agents
- Agents, Antiinfective
Microbicides- Microbicides
- Antimicrobial Agents
- Agents, Antimicrobial
- Anti-Microbial Agents
- Agents, Anti-Microbial
- Anti Microbial Agents
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anti-Infective Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Predicting the Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection upon Admission: A Score to Identify Patients for Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts. Perm J. 2016; 20(1):20-5.
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Bacterial prevalence and antimicrobial prescribing trends for acute respiratory tract infections. Pediatrics. 2014 Oct; 134(4):e956-65.
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Vitamin D fortification of growing up milk prevents decrease of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations during winter: a clinical intervention study in Germany. Eur J Pediatr. 2013 Dec; 172(12):1597-605.
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Incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium difficile infection: a nested case-control study. BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 15; 11:194.
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Healthcare costs in women with metastatic breast cancer receiving chemotherapy as their principal treatment modality. BMC Cancer. 2011 Jun 15; 11:250.
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Hospital visits and costs following outpatient treatment of CAP with levofloxacin or moxifloxacin. Curr Med Res Opin. 2010 Feb; 26(2):355-63.
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A comparison of levofloxacin and moxifloxacin use in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients in the US: focus on length of stay. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Mar; 24(3):895-906.
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Clostridium difficile-associated disease in patients in a small rural hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Nov; 28(11):1236-9.
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Reducing warfarin medication interactions: an interrupted time series evaluation. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 08; 166(9):1009-15.
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Caesarean section delivery and the risk of allergic disorders in childhood. Clin Exp Allergy. 2005 Nov; 35(11):1466-72.