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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.234
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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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Community-Acquired Infections [C01.539.234]

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Bar chart showing 41 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2005 and 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	2	0	2
2003	2	0	2
2004	2	1	3
2005	2	2	4
2006	0	2	2
2007	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	2	3
2010	0	1	1
2011	4	0	4
2012	2	1	3
2013	1	1	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	1	2
2016	0	2	2
2017	1	1	2
2019	2	0	2
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1

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Lanata MM, Diaz A, Hecht SM, Katragkou A, Gallup N, Buckingham DA, Tansmore JL, Sargel C, Watson JR, Karsies T. Empiric Vancomycin Reduction in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatrics. 2021 09; 148(3).

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Baker SE, Monlezun DJ, Ambroze WL, Margolin DA. Anastomotic Leak is Increased With Clostridium difficile Infection After Colectomy: Machine Learning-Augmented Propensity Score Modified Analysis of 46?735 Patients. Am Surg. 2022 Jan; 88(1):74-82.

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Sataloff RT. Associations between Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Proton Pump Inhibitors in the Laryngeal/Voice-Disordered Population. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 09; 161(3):545-546.

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Smith D, Huynh C, Moore AJ, Frick A, Anderson C, Porrachia M, Scott B, Stous S, Schooley R, Little S, Santos AT. Herd Immunity Likely Protected the Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Recent Hepatitis A Outbreak in San Diego, California. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 03 19; 68(7):1228-1230.

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Rogozinski LE, Alverson BK, Biondi EA. Diagnosis and treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children. Minerva Pediatr. 2017 Apr; 69(2):156-160.

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Lob SH, Badal RE, Hackel MA, Sahm DF. Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Gram-Negative Pathogens Causing Intra-abdominal Infections in Pediatric Patients in Europe-SMART 2011-2014. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Mar 01; 6(1):72-79.

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Strysko JP, Mony V, Cleveland J, Siddiqui H, Homel P, Gagliardo C. International travel is a risk factor for extended-spectrum ?-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae acquisition in children: A case-case-control study in an urban U.S. hospital. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Nov - Dec; 14(6):568-571.

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Cluzet VC, Gerber JS, Metlay JP, Nachamkin I, Zaoutis TE, Davis MF, Julian KG, Linkin DR, Coffin SE, Margolis DJ, Hollander JE, Bilker WB, Han X, Mistry RD, Gavin LJ, Tolomeo P, Wise JA, Wheeler MK, Hu B, Fishman NO, Royer D, Lautenbach E. The Effect of Total Household Decolonization on Clearance of Colonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 10; 37(10):1226-33.

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McCulloh RJ, Koster MP, Yin DE, Milner TL, Ralston SL, Hill VL, Alverson BK, Biondi EA. Evaluating the use of blood cultures in the management of children hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2):e0117462.

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Cluzet VC, Gerber JS, Nachamkin I, Metlay JP, Zaoutis TE, Davis MF, Julian KG, Royer D, Linkin DR, Coffin SE, Margolis DJ, Hollander JE, Mistry RD, Gavin LJ, Tolomeo P, Wise JA, Wheeler MK, Bilker WB, Han X, Hu B, Fishman NO, Lautenbach E. Duration of Colonization and Determinants of Earlier Clearance of Colonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 May 15; 60(10):1489-96.

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