 Lung Abscess
"Lung Abscess" 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.
Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the lung parenchyma as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D008169
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.490 C08.381.450 C08.730.407
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| Concept/Terms |
Lung Abscess- Lung Abscess
- Abscess, Lung
- Abscesses, Lung
- Lung Abscesses
- Pulmonary Abscesses
- Pulmonary Abscess
- Abscess, Pulmonary
- Abscesses, Pulmonary
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lung Abscess" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Lung Abscess" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lung Abscess" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Lewis AD, Bridwell MR, Hambuchen MD, Clay TB, Orwig KW. Correlation of MRSA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nasal swab in ventilator-associated pneumonia, lung abscess, and empyema. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023 Jan; 105(1):115836.
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Altous M, Innabi A, Alzghoul B, Chatterjee K, Meena N, Massad E, Hawari F. A rare case of community acquired serratia lung abscess in a patient with cardiac bronchus. Adv Respir Med. 2017; 85(3):151-154.
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