"Diarrhea" 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.
An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.
| Descriptor ID |
D003967
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.214
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diarrhea" by people in Profiles.
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Correlates of healthcare-seeking behavior for acute gastroenteritis-United States, October 1, 2016 -September 30, 2017. PLoS One. 2023; 18(10):e0293739.
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Incidence, Etiology, and Healthcare Utilization for Acute Gastroenteritis in the Community, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 11; 28(11):2234-2242.
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National Estimates of Reductions in Acute Gastroenteritis-Related Hospitalizations and Associated Costs in US Children After Implementation of Rotavirus Vaccines. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17; 7(3):257-260.
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Decline in Emergency Department Visits for Acute Gastroenteritis Among Children in 10 US States After Implementation of Rotavirus Vaccination, 2003 to 2013. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 07; 35(7):782-6.
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Molecular epidemiology of norovirus in children and the elderly in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. J Med Virol. 2016 Jun; 88(6):961-70.
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Gastrointestinal symptoms in autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2014 May; 133(5):872-83.
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Impact of rotavirus vaccine on diarrhea-associated disease burden among American Indian and Alaska Native children. Pediatrics. 2012 Apr; 129(4):e907-13.
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Racial disparities in diarrhea-associated hospitalizations among children in five US States, before and after introduction of rotavirus vaccine. Vaccine. 2010 Oct 28; 28(46):7423-6.
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A scoring system to predict readmission of patients with acute pancreatitis to the hospital within thirty days of discharge. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Feb; 9(2):175-80; quiz e18.
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Demographic variability, vaccination, and the spatiotemporal dynamics of rotavirus epidemics. Science. 2009 Jul 17; 325(5938):290-4.