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MeSH Heading: Respiratory Tract Infections
Tree Number(s): C01.748; C08.730
Unique ID: D012141
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012141
Annotation: general, prefer specifics
Scope Note: Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.
Entry Version: RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECT
Entry Term(s): Infections, Respiratory; Infections, Respiratory Tract; Infections, Upper Respiratory; Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract; Respiratory Infections; Respiratory System Infections; Upper Respiratory Infections; Upper Respiratory Tract Infection; Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/05/23

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0018919
Scope Note: Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.
Terms: Respiratory Tract Infections Preferred Term
Term UI T036165
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Infections, Respiratory
Term UI T036166
Date03/15/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Infections, Respiratory Tract
Term UI T036164
Date06/18/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Respiratory System Infections
Term UI T001119422
Date03/30/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Respiratory Infections
Term UI T036167
Date03/15/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1993)

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