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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

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPlague

Professional guidelines

PubMed

mRNA vaccines in disease prevention and treatment.
Zhang G, Tang T, Chen Y, Huang X, Liang T
Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023 Sep 20;8(1):365. doi: 10.1038/s41392-023-01579-1. PMID: 37726283Free PMC Article
Update on PCOS: Consequences, Challenges, and Guiding Treatment.
Hoeger KM, Dokras A, Piltonen T
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 Mar 8;106(3):e1071-e1083. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa839. PMID: 33211867
Plague: Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention.
Yang R
J Clin Microbiol 2018 Jan;56(1) Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1128/JCM.01519-17. PMID: 29070654Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kernicterus on the Spectrum.
Kasirer Y, Kaplan M, Hammerman C
Neoreviews 2023 Jun 1;24(6):e329-e342. doi: 10.1542/neo.24-6-e329. PMID: 37258501
The Term Newborn: Hypoglycemia.
Hubbard EM, Hay WW Jr
Clin Perinatol 2021 Aug;48(3):665-679. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.013. PMID: 34353586
Plague Transmission from Corpses and Carcasses.
Jullien S, de Silva NL, Garner P
Emerg Infect Dis 2021;27(8):2033-2041. doi: 10.3201/eid2708.200136. PMID: 34286686Free PMC Article
Research misconduct: A neglected plague.
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
Plague.
Cobbs CG, Chansolme DH
Dermatol Clin 2004 Jul;22(3):303-12, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2004.03.007. PMID: 15207311

Diagnosis

Yersinia pestis: the Natural History of Plague.
Barbieri R, Signoli M, Chevé D, Costedoat C, Tzortzis S, Aboudharam G, Raoult D, Drancourt M
Clin Microbiol Rev 2020 Dec 16;34(1) Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1128/CMR.00044-19. PMID: 33298527Free PMC Article
Yersinia pestis and plague: an updated view on evolution, virulence determinants, immune subversion, vaccination, and diagnostics.
Demeure CE, Dussurget O, Mas Fiol G, Le Guern AS, Savin C, Pizarro-Cerdá J
Genes Immun 2019 May;20(5):357-370. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.1038/s41435-019-0065-0. PMID: 30940874Free PMC Article
Plague: Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention.
Yang R
J Clin Microbiol 2018 Jan;56(1) Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1128/JCM.01519-17. PMID: 29070654Free PMC Article
Biowarfare and bioterrorism.
Christian MD
Crit Care Clin 2013 Jul;29(3):717-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2013.03.015. PMID: 23830660Free PMC Article
The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology.
Littman RJ
Mt Sinai J Med 2009 Oct;76(5):456-67. doi: 10.1002/msj.20137. PMID: 19787658

Therapy

The Role of Probiotics in Skin Health and Related Gut-Skin Axis: A Review.
Gao T, Wang X, Li Y, Ren F
Nutrients 2023 Jul 13;15(14) doi: 10.3390/nu15143123. PMID: 37513540Free PMC Article
Bioterrorism.
Rathjen NA, Shahbodaghi SD
Am Fam Physician 2021 Oct 1;104(4):376-385. PMID: 34652097
The Many Faces of Calcineurin Inhibitor Toxicity-What the FK?
Farouk SS, Rein JL
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2020 Jan;27(1):56-66. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2019.08.006. PMID: 32147003Free PMC Article
Plague: Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention.
Yang R
J Clin Microbiol 2018 Jan;56(1) Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1128/JCM.01519-17. PMID: 29070654Free PMC Article
Guidelines for the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema by the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA).
Schmidt-Erfurth U, Garcia-Arumi J, Bandello F, Berg K, Chakravarthy U, Gerendas BS, Jonas J, Larsen M, Tadayoni R, Loewenstein A
Ophthalmologica 2017;237(4):185-222. Epub 2017 Apr 20 doi: 10.1159/000458539. PMID: 28423385

Prognosis

History through the eyes of a pandemic.
Graversen VK, Hamichi SE, Gold A, Murray TG
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2020 Nov;31(6):538-548. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000711. PMID: 33009087
Cholera.
Lippi D, Gotuzzo E, Caini S
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Aug;4(4) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.PoH-0012-2015. PMID: 27726771
The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology.
Littman RJ
Mt Sinai J Med 2009 Oct;76(5):456-67. doi: 10.1002/msj.20137. PMID: 19787658
Plague.
Cobbs CG, Chansolme DH
Dermatol Clin 2004 Jul;22(3):303-12, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2004.03.007. PMID: 15207311
Plague.
Titball RW, Leary SE
Br Med Bull 1998;54(3):625-33. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011715. PMID: 10326289

Clinical prediction guides

Innate immune memory in inflammatory arthritis.
Jeljeli MM, Adamopoulos IE
Nat Rev Rheumatol 2023 Oct;19(10):627-639. Epub 2023 Sep 6 doi: 10.1038/s41584-023-01009-0. PMID: 37674048Free PMC Article
History of Antibiotics Research.
Mohr KI
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2016;398:237-272. doi: 10.1007/82_2016_499. PMID: 27738915
Taxonomy of Yersinia pestis.
Qi Z, Cui Y, Zhang Q, Yang R
Adv Exp Med Biol 2016;918:35-78. doi: 10.1007/978-94-024-0890-4_3. PMID: 27722860
Acute metabolic acid-base disorders.
Riley LJ Jr, Ilson BE, Narins RG
Crit Care Clin 1987 Oct;3(4):699-724. PMID: 3332220
Zoonoses.
Goscienski PJ
Pediatr Infect Dis 1983 Jan-Feb;2(1):69-81. doi: 10.1097/00006454-198301000-00018. PMID: 6340080

Recent systematic reviews

Gamification for Family Engagement in Lifestyle Interventions: A Systematic Review.
Blok AC, Valley TS, Abbott P
Prev Sci 2021 Oct;22(7):831-844. Epub 2021 Mar 30 doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01214-x. PMID: 33786746Free PMC Article
Rapid diagnostic tests for plague.
Jullien S, Dissanayake HA, Chaplin M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Jun 26;6(6):CD013459. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013459.pub2. PMID: 32597510Free PMC Article
Plague During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.
Fleck-Derderian S, Nelson CA, Cooley KM, Russell Z, Godfred-Cato S, Oussayef NL, Oduyebo T, Rasmussen SA, Jamieson DJ, Meaney-Delman D
Clin Infect Dis 2020 May 21;70(70 Suppl 1):S30-S36. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1228. PMID: 32435806
Seroprevalence of Q fever among human and animal in Iran; A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mohabbati Mobarez A, Bagheri Amiri F, Esmaeili S
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017 Apr;11(4):e0005521. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005521. PMID: 28394889Free PMC Article
Vaccines for preventing plague.
Jefferson T, Demicheli V, Pratt M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;1998(2):CD000976. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000976. PMID: 10796565Free PMC Article

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