"Gastroenteritis" 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.
INFLAMMATION of any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, HYPERSENSITIVITY, drug effects, and CANCER.
| Descriptor ID |
D005759
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastroenteritis" by people in Profiles.
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Epidemic diarrhea due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Feb 01; 42(3):329-34.
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Giant antral ulcer: a rare presentation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis--case report and review of the literature. Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 Jul; 92(7):1205-8.
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Activated eosinophils in familial eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Gastroenterology. 1985 Apr; 88(4):1041-9.
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Pseudoepidemics in hospital. Lancet. 1977 Oct 22; 2(8043):862-4.