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Table 1 PubMed(R) keywords and subject headings for select pathogens, searched on January 1, 2015

From: Do citation trends reflect epidemiologic patterns? Assessing MRSA, emerging and re-emerging pathogens, 1963–2014

Pathogen

Search terms

Total citations

MRSA

Keywords: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA or ORSA or meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

24487

MeSH: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

HIV/AIDS

Keywords: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS or HIV or human immunodeficiency virus

378115

MeSH: HIV* or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Staphylococcus aureus

Keywords: Staphyloccocus aureus

86746

MeSH: Staphylococcus aureus*

SARS

Keywords: Severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS

12227

MeSH: SARS virus

Lyme Disease

Keywords: Lyme disease

11105

MeSH: Lyme disease*

Avian Influenza

Keywords: Avian influenza or bird influenza or influenza virus H5N1

10240

MeSH: Influenza in birds

West Nile Virus

Keywords: West Nile virus

5466

MeSH: West Nile virus

Chikungunya

Keywords: Chikungunya

2731

MeSH: Chikungunya virus

Ebola

Keywords: Ebola

2718

MeSH: Hemorrhagic fever, ebola

MERS

Keywords: Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome or MERS-CoV

484

 

MeSH: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

 
  1. *Indicates MeSH term is exploded