 Nasopharynx
"Nasopharynx" 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.
The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function.
| Descriptor ID |
D009305
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.623.557 A14.724.557
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| Concept/Terms |
Nasopharynx- Nasopharynx
- Nasopharynxes
- Rhinopharynx
- Rhinopharynxes
- Nasopharynges
- Rhinopharynges
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| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nasopharynx" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kelly MS, Shi P, Boiditswe SC, Qin E, Steenhoff AP, Mazhani T, Patel MZ, Cunningham CK, Rawls JF, Luinstra K, Gilchrist J, Maciejewski J, Hurst JH, Seed PC, Bulir D, Smieja M. Role of the upper airway microbiota in respiratory virus and bacterial pathobiont dynamics in the first year of life. Nat Commun. 2025 Jun 04; 16(1):5195.
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Popowitch EB, Boiditswe SC, Patel MZ, Aquino JN, Sozat AK, Caiazzo AJ, Maldonado-Barrag?n A, Hurst JH, Steenhoff AP, Kelly MS. Dolosigranulum savutiense sp. nov., isolated from human upper respiratory samples collected in Botswana. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2024 Aug; 74(8).
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Hurst JH, McCumber AW, Aquino JN, Rodriguez J, Heston SM, Lugo DJ, Rotta AT, Turner NA, Pfeiffer TS, Gurley TC, Moody MA, Denny TN, Rawls JF, Clark JS, Woods CW, Kelly MS. Age-Related Changes in the Nasopharyngeal Microbiome Are Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection and Symptoms Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 08 24; 75(1):e928-e937.
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Mick E, Tsitsiklis A, Spottiswoode N, Caldera S, Serpa PH, Detweiler AM, Neff N, Pisco AO, Li LM, Retallack H, Ratnasiri K, Williamson KM, Soesanto V, Sim?es EAF, Smith C, Abuogi L, Kistler A, Wagner BD, DeRisi JL, Ambroggio L, Mourani PM, Langelier CR. Upper airway gene expression shows a more robust adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in children. Nat Commun. 2022 07 08; 13(1):3937.
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Kelly MS, Plunkett C, Yu Y, Aquino JN, Patel SM, Hurst JH, Young RR, Smieja M, Steenhoff AP, Arscott-Mills T, Feemster KA, Boiditswe S, Leburu T, Mazhani T, Patel MZ, Rawls JF, Jawahar J, Shah SS, Polage CR, Cunningham CK, Seed PC. Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species are associated with decreased risk of pneumococcal colonization during infancy. ISME J. 2022 03; 16(3):655-665.
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Westerhoff M, Jones D, Hrycaj SM, Chan MP, Pantanowitz L, Tu H, Choi K, Greenson J, Lamps L. Gastrointestinal Pathology in Samples From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Positive Patients. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 09 01; 145(9):1062-1068.
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Chow SK, Arbefeville S, Boyanton BL, Dault EM, Dunn J, Ferrieri P, Greene W, Pence MA, Otiso J, Richter S, Schutzbank TE. Multicenter Performance Evaluation of the Simplexa Bordetella Direct Kit in Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 12 17; 59(1).
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Vickers DM, Reddy A, Akmyradov C, Brown KM, Boyanton BL, Wright HD, Taylor JA, Childress SH, Hartzell LD, Johnson AB, Key JM, Nolder AR, Richter GT, Wineland AM, Strub GM. Detection of Respiratory Pathogens Does Not Predict Risks After Outpatient Adenotonsillectomy. Laryngoscope. 2021 06; 131(6):E2074-E2079.
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Gonsalves S, Mahony J, Rao A, Dunbar S, Juretschko S. Multiplexed detection and identification of respiratory pathogens using the NxTAG? respiratory pathogen panel. Methods. 2019 04 01; 158:61-68.
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Kelly MS, Surette MG, Smieja M, Rossi L, Luinstra K, Steenhoff AP, Goldfarb DM, Pernica JM, Arscott-Mills T, Boiditswe S, Mazhani T, Rawls JF, Cunningham CK, Shah SS, Feemster KA, Seed PC. Pneumococcal Colonization and the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children in Botswana. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 11; 37(11):1176-1183.
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Kelly MS, Surette MG, Smieja M, Pernica JM, Rossi L, Luinstra K, Steenhoff AP, Feemster KA, Goldfarb DM, Arscott-Mills T, Boiditswe S, Rulaganyang I, Muthoga C, Gaofiwe L, Mazhani T, Rawls JF, Cunningham CK, Shah SS, Seed PC. The Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children With Respiratory Infections in Botswana. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Sep; 36(9):e211-e218.
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Juretschko S, Mahony J, Buller RS, Manji R, Dunbar S, Walker K, Rao A. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Luminex Aries Flu A/B & RSV Assay for Pediatric and Adult Respiratory Tract Specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 08; 55(8):2431-2438.
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