 Feces
"Feces" 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.
Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
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D005243
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Feces" by people in this website by year, and whether "Feces" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2002 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2006 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2010 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2011 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2012 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2013 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2014 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2015 | 5 | 16 | 21 | | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | 2017 | 5 | 10 | 15 | | 2018 | 4 | 18 | 22 | | 2019 | 7 | 13 | 20 | | 2020 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 2021 | 3 | 17 | 20 | | 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2023 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2024 | 12 | 8 | 20 | | 2025 | 8 | 23 | 31 | | 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Feces" by people in Profiles.
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Sun H, Noya-Alarcon O, Wang J, Daniel SG, Bittinger K, Mohamed W, Scanlan PD, Shah C, Kundu T, Blaser MJ, Mueller NT, Lander O, Bevilaqua M, Robles DV, Contreras M, Dominguez-Bello MG. Rapid microbiome restructuring associated with medical exposure in remote Amazonian Indigenous communities. Cell Rep. 2026 May 26; 45(5):117343.
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Gohil S, Omar M, Karlitz J, Young P, Greene M. Multi-target stool DNA test adherence among individuals screened for colorectal cancer through the US Defense Health Agency. Curr Med Res Opin. 2026 Feb; 42(2):195-203.
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Duffy EP, Sterrett JD, Hale LH, Ward JO, Saba LM, Frank DN, Bachtell RK, Ehringer MA. Oxycodone self-administration and genetic background exert community-specific effects in the gut microbiome. Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 02; 16(1).
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Greene M, Camardo M, Karlitz JJ, Nowd P, Wang W, Anderson J, Kisiel J, Ebner D. Real-world adherence to multi-target stool DNA testing and its association with time to follow-up colonoscopy: a health-system analysis from Massachusetts General Hospital. Curr Med Res Opin. 2026 Feb; 42(2):205-219.
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Green N, Vu P, Xie J, Schwarzenberg SJ, Freedman S, Narkewicz M, Pittman J, Ratjen F, Rosenfeld M, Pope C, Duong J, Hoffman L, Heltshe S, Lusman SS. Impact of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor on gastrointestinal outcomes, inflammation, exocrine pancreatic function and fat malabsorption: Report of PROMISE pediatric substudy. J Cyst Fibros. 2026 May; 25(3):489-494.
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Liu T, Petersen C, Zhao N, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Simons E, Azad MB, Miliku K, Bode L, Moore B, Turvey S, Mueller NT. Human Milk and Infant Gut Microbiome in Association With Infant Fecal Metabolome and Child Blood Pressure. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb 02; 9(2):e2559385.
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Haydek JP, Mohan R, Lew J, Oonk A, Cheng D, Ahmed W, Click B, Fennimore B, Gerich M, Patel SG, Wani S, Hou JK, Scott FI. Treat-to-Target Monitoring Adherence and Rates of Healthcare Utilization in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Regional Healthcare System. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 01; 17(1):e00942.
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Rapp D, Ross CM, Tegetmeyer HE, Maclean P, French NP, Brightwell G. Population dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni in healthy dairy calves reared with and without exposure to wild birds. J Appl Microbiol. 2025 Nov 28; 136(12).
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O'Connor JB, Fouquier J, Neff CP, Sterrett JD, Marden T, Fiorillo S, Siebert JC, Schneider J, Nusbacher N, Noe AT, Fennimore B, Higgins J, Campbell TB, Palmer BE, Lozupone C. Agrarian diet improves metabolic health in HIV-positive men with Prevotella-rich microbiomes: results from a randomized trial. mSystems. 2025 Dec 17; 10(12):e0118525.
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Greene M, Camardo M, Karlitz JJ, Nowd P, Son J, Fuerstein J, Li J, Rittner S. Adherence to multi-target stool DNA test and time to follow-up colonoscopy: real-world analysis of patients from the Beth Israel Lahey Health. Curr Med Res Opin. 2025 Oct; 41(10):1811-1823.
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