"Contact Tracing" 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.
Identification of those persons (or animals) who have had such an association with an infected person, animal, or contaminated environment as to have had the opportunity to acquire the infection. Contact tracing is a generally accepted method for the control of sexually transmitted diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D016358
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.270 N06.850.520.270 N06.850.780.200.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Contact Tracing- Contact Tracing
- Tracing, Contact
- Infectious Disease Contact Tracing
- Communicable Disease Contact Tracing
Notification, Partner- Notification, Partner
- Notifications, Partner
- Partner Notifications
- Partner Notification
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contact Tracing" by people in Profiles.
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SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a Gymnastics Facility - Oklahoma, April-May 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Jul 16; 70(28):1004-1007.
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When Should Asymptomatic Persons Be Tested for COVID-19? J Clin Microbiol. 2020 12 17; 59(1).
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Epidemiological and cost analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Oman. East Mediterr Health J. 2008 Nov-Dec; 14(6):1240-5.
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Transmission of Bordetella pertussis to young infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Apr; 26(4):293-9.
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TB and HIV in St Petersburg, Russia: a looming catastrophe? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Jul; 9(7):740-5.