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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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	2	0	2
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1

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Steinig E, Aglua I, Duchene S, Meehan MT, Yoannes M, Firth C, Jaworski J, Drekore J, Urakoko B, Poka H, Wurr C, Ebos E, Nangen D, M?ller E, Mulvey P, Jackson C, Blomfeldt A, Aamot HV, Laman M, Manning L, Earls M, Coleman DC, Greenhill A, Ford R, Stegger M, Syed MA, Jamil B, Monecke S, Ehricht R, Smith S, Pomat W, Horwood P, Tong SYC, McBryde E. Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Nov 08; 119(45):e2204993119.

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Gupta NM, Lindenauer PK, Yu PC, Imrey PB, Haessler S, Deshpande A, Higgins TL, Rothberg MB. Association Between Alcohol Use Disorders and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 06 05; 2(6):e195172.

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Haessler S, Lagu T, Lindenauer PK, Skiest DJ, Priya A, Pekow PS, Zilberberg MD, Higgins TL, Rothberg MB. Treatment Trends and Outcomes in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. J Hosp Med. 2017 11; 12(11):886-891.

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Belforti RK, Lagu T, Haessler S, Lindenauer PK, Pekow PS, Priya A, Zilberberg MD, Skiest D, Higgins TL, Stefan MS, Rothberg MB. Association Between Initial Route of Fluoroquinolone Administration and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 07 01; 63(1):1-9.

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Cavallazzi R, El-Kersh K, Abu-Atherah E, Singh S, Loke YK, Wiemken T, Ramirez J. Midregional proadrenomedullin for prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review. Respir Med. 2014 Nov; 108(11):1569-80.

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Gaspari RJ, Blehar D, Polan D, Montoya A, Alsulaibikh A, Liteplo A. The Massachusetts abscess rule: a clinical decision rule using ultrasound to identify methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in skin abscesses. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 May; 21(5):558-67.

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Collins CE, Ayturk MD, Flahive JM, Emhoff TA, Anderson FA, Santry HP. Epidemiology and outcomes of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infections in Medicare beneficiaries. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Jun; 218(6):1141-1147.e1.

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Sosa AF, Banauch G. A 24-year-old man with cough, rhabdomyolysis, and pneumomediastinum. J Intensive Care Med. 2012 Feb; 27(1):55-7.

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Netteburg D, Bsat F, Healy A, Markenson G, Plevyak M, Circeo L. The use of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in a patient with H1N1 pneumonia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Feb; 24(2):264-6.

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Leff B, Burton L, Mader SL, Naughton B, Burl J, Greenough WB, Guido S, Steinwachs D. Comparison of functional outcomes associated with hospital at home care and traditional acute hospital care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Feb; 57(2):273-8.

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