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.

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Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.

Descriptor ID	D012141
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.739 C08.730
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Respiratory Tract Infections".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Respiratory Tract Infections [C01.539.739]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Respiratory Tract Infections [C08.730]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Respiratory Tract Infections".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Respiratory Tract Infections".

Respiratory Tract Infections
Empyema, Pleural
Whooping Cough

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Bar chart showing 93 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2019 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	1	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	3	1	4
2001	1	0	1
2002	4	0	4
2003	4	1	5
2004	3	2	5
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	2	3
2007	0	2	2
2008	5	1	6
2009	1	1	2
2010	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	2	3
2015	4	2	6
2016	4	0	4
2017	3	1	4
2018	3	1	4
2019	4	3	7
2020	5	1	6
2021	5	1	6
2022	3	0	3
2023	7	0	7
2024	3	0	3

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Walker EC, Javati S, Todd EM, Matlam JP, Lin X, Bryant M, Krone E, Ramani R, Chandra P, Green TP, Anaya EP, Zhou JY, Alexander KA, Tong RS, Yuasi L, Boluarte S, Yang F, Greenberg L, Nerbonne JM, Greenberg MJ, Clemens RA, Philips JA, Wilson LD, Halabi CM, DeBosch BJ, Blyth CC, Druley TE, Kazura JW, Pomat WS, Morley SC. Novel coenzyme Q6 genetic variant increases susceptibility to pneumococcal disease. Nat Immunol. 2024 Dec; 25(12):2247-2258.

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Manning ML, Cavaliere N, Rainer SR, Hess B. The urgent need for nurse practitioners to slow antibiotic resistance and advance health equity through appropriate antibiotic prescribing. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2024 Feb 01; 36(2):86-89.

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Mitchell E, Borum ML. Understanding the current status of respiratory illness in the United States. J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb; 116(1):2.

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Takemura M, Nakamura R, Ota M, Nakai R, Sahm DF, Hackel MA, Yamano Y. In vitro and in vivo activity of cefiderocol against Achromobacter spp. and Burkholderia cepacia complex, including carbapenem-non-susceptible isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 12 14; 67(12):e0034623.

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Gripp EW, Hess BD, Binder AF. Utility of Respiratory Pathogen Panels in the Outpatient Oncology Setting. Am J Med Qual. 2023 11 01; 38(6):294-299.

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Thampi N, Guzman-Cottrill J, Bartlett AH, Berg W, Cantey JB, Kitt E, Ravin K, Zangwill KM, Elward A. SHEA NICU white paper series: Practical approaches for the prevention of viral respiratory infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 03; 45(3):267-276.

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Pamonag MZ, Seery AM, Omari AIA, Alnouri G, Sataloff RT. Intralesional Cidofovir: A Systematic Review of Administration Protocols and Long-term Recurrence Rates in Adult and Juvenile Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis. J Voice. 2025 Nov; 39(6):1631-1640.

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Laine C, Chang S. Getting to the Truth About the Effectiveness of Masks in Preventing COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2023 06; 176(6):870-871.

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Permpalung N, Liang T, Gopinath S, Bazemore K, Mathew J, Ostrander D, Durand CM, Shoham S, Zhang SX, Marr KA, Avery RK, Shah PD. Invasive fungal infections after respiratory viral infections in lung transplant recipients are associated with lung allograft failure and chronic lung allograft dysfunction within 1 year. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 07; 42(7):953-963.

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Teplitzky TB, Kou YF, Bozkanat KM, Johnson RF, Chorney SR. Pathogenic bacteria in bronchoalveolar lavage cultures and pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction outcomes. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 05; 58(5):1438-1443.

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