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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

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Plague: Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Bioterrorism: pathogens as weapons.
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J Pharm Pract 2012 Oct;25(5):521-9. doi: 10.1177/0897190012456366. PMID: 23011963
Plague.
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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.
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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
Plague today.
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Yersiniosis.
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Therapy

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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2021 Dec 1;34(6):695-702. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001063. PMID: 34560688
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
Mycobacterial infections.
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Prognosis

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Cholera.
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The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology.
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Plague.
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Acute metabolic acid-base disorders.
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Clinical prediction guides

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Zoonoses.
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Recent systematic reviews

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Plague During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.
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