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Plague

MedGen UID:
10785
Concept ID:
C0032064
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Yersinia pestis Infection
SNOMED CT: Pest (58750007); Pestilential fever (58750007); Plague (58750007); Infection by Yersinia pestis (58750007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0019095
Orphanet: ORPHA707

Definition

Plague is a severe bacterial infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium <i>Yersinia pestis</i>. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Sebbane F, Uversky VN, Anisimov AP
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Deshmukh MA, Dodamani AS, Khairnar MR, Naik RG
Indian J Public Health 2017 Jan-Mar;61(1):33-36. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.200255. PMID: 28218160

Diagnosis

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Littman RJ
Mt Sinai J Med 2009 Oct;76(5):456-67. doi: 10.1002/msj.20137. PMID: 19787658

Therapy

Gao T, Wang X, Li Y, Ren F
Nutrients 2023 Jul 13;15(14) doi: 10.3390/nu15143123. PMID: 37513540Free PMC Article
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J Clin Microbiol 2018 Jan;56(1) Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1128/JCM.01519-17. PMID: 29070654Free PMC Article
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Prognosis

Moriel DG, Piccioli D, Raso MM, Pizza M
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Kamar FG, Posner JB
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Cobbs CG, Chansolme DH
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Clinical prediction guides

Keesing F, Ostfeld RS
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Jeljeli MM, Adamopoulos IE
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Mohr KI
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Goscienski PJ
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Recent systematic reviews

Blok AC, Valley TS, Abbott P
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