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,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.234
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| 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community-Acquired Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Adjunctive Corticosteroids for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Am Fam Physician. 2023 Dec; 108(6):Online.
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What Is the Efficacy and Safety of Doxycycline for Mild-to-Moderate Community-Acquired Pneumonia? Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Jul; 82(1):108-110.
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Are Corticosteroids Beneficial in the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia? Ann Emerg Med. 2019 07; 74(1):e1-e3.
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Do Corticosteroids Provide Benefit to Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia? Ann Emerg Med. 2016 05; 67(5):640-2.