"Nasopharynx" 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.
The top portion of the pharynx situated posterior to the nose and superior to the SOFT PALATE. The nasopharynx is the posterior extension of the nasal cavities and has a respiratory function.
Concept/Terms
Nasopharynx- Nasopharynx
- Nasopharynxes
- Rhinopharynx
- Rhinopharynxes
- Nasopharynges
- Rhinopharynges
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nasopharynx".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nasopharynx".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nasopharynx" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Nasopharynx" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Nasopharynx" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnostic value of bronchoscopy in Sars-Cov-2 infection: A systematic review. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Jan; 73(1):98-105.
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Reply to Li et al., "Kappa Values in Testing the Concordance: Comments on a Recent Article about Nasopharyngeal Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Detection". Microbiol Spectr. 2022 12 21; 10(6):e0341822.
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A Mouse Model for the Transition of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Colonizer to Pathogen upon Viral Co-Infection Recapitulates Age-Exacerbated Illness. J Vis Exp. 2022 09 28; (187).
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Integrated relationship of nasopharyngeal airway host response and microbiome associates with bronchiolitis severity. Nat Commun. 2022 08 30; 13(1):4970.
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Duration of Symptoms and Association With Positive Home Rapid Antigen Test Results After Infection With SARS-CoV-2. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 08 01; 5(8):e2225331.
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Diagnostic Performance Assessment of Saliva RT-PCR and Nasopharyngeal Antigen for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Peru. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 08 31; 10(4):e0086122.
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Nasopharyngeal metatranscriptome profiles of infants with bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma: a multicentre prospective study. Eur Respir J. 2022 07; 60(1).
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Targeted Transcriptomic Screen of Pneumococcal Genes Expressed during Murine and Human Infection. Infect Immun. 2022 07 21; 90(7):e0017522.
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Comparative Genomics of Disease and Carriage Serotype 1 Pneumococci. Genome Biol Evol. 2022 04 10; 14(4).
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A prospective evaluation of diagnostic performance of a combo rapid antigen test QuickNavi-Flu+COVID19 Ag. J Infect Chemother. 2022 Jun; 28(6):840-843.