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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
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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
Bioterrorism.
Rathjen NA, Shahbodaghi SD
Am Fam Physician 2021 Oct 1;104(4):376-385. PMID: 34652097
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
Yersinia pestis Plasminogen Activator.
Sebbane F, Uversky VN, Anisimov AP
Biomolecules 2020 Nov 14;10(11) doi: 10.3390/biom10111554. PMID: 33202679Free PMC Article
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
Containing pneumonic plague.
Ranaivozanany D, Renaud B, Lucey D
BMJ 2020 Jan 7;368:l7072. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l7072. PMID: 31911406
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.
Lazarus AA, Decker CF
Respir Care Clin N Am 2004 Mar;10(1):83-98. doi: 10.1016/S1078-5337(03)00051-0. PMID: 15062229
Pneumonic plague.
Krishna G, Chitkara RK
Semin Respir Infect 2003 Sep;18(3):159-67. PMID: 14505278

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
Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults: current controversies.
Rajan N, Joshi GP
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2021 Dec 1;34(6):695-702. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001063. PMID: 34560688
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
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

Yersinia interactions with regulated cell death pathways.
Chen KW, Brodsky IE
Curr Opin Microbiol 2023 Feb;71:102256. Epub 2022 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2022.102256. PMID: 36584489
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Glioblastoma.
Shah JL, Li G, Shaffer JL, Azoulay MI, Gibbs IC, Nagpal S, Soltys SG
Neurosurgery 2018 Jan 1;82(1):24-34. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx115. PMID: 28605463
Cholera.
Lippi D, Gotuzzo E, Caini S
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Aug;4(4) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.PoH-0012-2015. PMID: 27726771
Brain metastases.
Kamar FG, Posner JB
Semin Neurol 2010 Jul;30(3):217-35. Epub 2010 Jun 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1255225. PMID: 20577929
Plague.
Cobbs CG, Chansolme DH
Dermatol Clin 2004 Jul;22(3):303-12, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2004.03.007. PMID: 15207311

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
Efflux pump inhibitors: targeting mycobacterial efflux systems to enhance TB therapy.
Pule CM, Sampson SL, Warren RM, Black PA, van Helden PD, Victor TC, Louw GE
J Antimicrob Chemother 2016 Jan;71(1):17-26. Epub 2015 Oct 15 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv316. PMID: 26472768
Zoonoses.
Goscienski PJ
Pediatr Infect Dis 1983 Jan-Feb;2(1):69-81. doi: 10.1097/00006454-198301000-00018. PMID: 6340080

Recent systematic reviews

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
Immunization Against Staphylococcus aureus Infections.
Barie PS, Narayan M, Sawyer RG
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2018 Nov/Dec;19(8):750-756. doi: 10.1089/sur.2018.263. PMID: 31033407
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
Disparities in trauma care and outcomes in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Haider AH, Weygandt PL, Bentley JM, Monn MF, Rehman KA, Zarzaur BL, Crandall ML, Cornwell EE, Cooper LA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013 May;74(5):1195-205. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828c331d. PMID: 23609267Free 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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