minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) -- keywords and MeSH

(MIC OR "Minimum inhibitory concentration" OR "minimum-inhibitory concentration" OR "Minimum inhibitory concentrations" OR "minimum-inhibitory concentrations" OR "Minimal inhibitory concentration" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentration" OR "Minimal inhibitory concentrations" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentrations" OR MICs OR "microbial sensitivity test" OR "microbial sensitivity tests" OR "microbial-sensitivity test" OR "microbial sensitivity test" OR "Antimicrobial Susceptibility" OR "Drug Sensitivity Assay" OR "Drug Sensitivity Assays" OR Antibiogram* OR "bacterial sensitivity test" OR "bacterial-sensitivity test" OR "bacterial sensitivity tests" OR "bacterial-sensitivity tests" OR "Microbial Sensitivity Tests"[Mesh] OR "Inhibitory Concentration 50"[Mesh]) 

8/29/14 - The strategy above has been revised .  Many thanks to Jean-Dominique Pierret, Ph.D.  who suggested that I OR in --
"Minimal inhibitory concentration" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentration" OR "Minimal inhibitory concentrations" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentrations"
 

vancomycin -- keywords and MeSH

Vancomycin* OR Vancomicin* OR Vankomycin* OR Vankomysiin* OR Vanco OR Vankomicin* OR Vankomisin* OR Wankomycyn* OR Balcoran OR Fabomicina OR Icoplax OR Kovan OR Vamysin OR Vancogram OR Vancomax OR Vanconorth OR Varedet OR Amplobac OR Biovancomin OR Copovan OR Diatracin OR Edicin OR Estavam OR Farmaciclin OR Glipep OR Ifavac OR Levovanox OR Lyphocin OR Maxivanil OR Orivan OR Rivervan OR Vacsol OR Vagran OR Vakocil OR Vamistol OR Vanaurus OR Vancam OR Vancep OR Vancin OR Vancin* OR Vanclomin OR Vancoabbott OR Vancobehr OR Vancocid OR Vancocin* OR Vancocina OR Vancocine OR Vancogen OR Vancoled OR Vancolon OR Vancomabol OR Vancoplus OR Vancor OR Vancorin OR Vancorus OR Vanco-saar OR Vancosan OR Vancoscand OR Vancoson OR Vancotenk OR Vancotex OR Vancotrat OR Vancox OR Vanlid OR Vanmicina OR Vanosyn OR Voncon OR Vondem OR Voxin Vianex OR Zengac OR "Vancomycin"[Mesh] OR "Vancomycin Resistance"[Mesh] OR "vancomycin B" [Supplementary Concept]

surface wrinkling retinopathy -- keywords and MeSH

Based on several opthalmologists websites, the keywords in the following search statement appear to be synonyms.   "Epiretinal Membrane"[mesh] is not the only subject heading that has been used for this condition but is the most specific.

"Epiretinal Membrane"[Mesh] OR "epiretinal membrane" OR "surface wrinkling retinopathy" OR "cellophane retinopathy"[tiab] OR "internal limiting membrane disease"[tiab] OR "macular pucker"

radiology/radiation -- keywords

"radiation science" OR "radiation technology" OR "radiation technologist" OR "radiation technologists" OR radiologist* OR "radiologic technologist" OR "radiologic technology" OR "radiologic technologists" OR radiology  OR radiation OR radiology OR radiologic OR irradiation OR irradiat* OR isotopes OR isotope OR isotopic OR x-ray OR ultrasound OR sonogra* OR ultrasonogra* OR CT OR tomogra* OR "nuclear medicine" OR absorptiometr* OR angiogra* OR arthrogra* OR cineradiogra* OR electrokymogra* OR fluoroscop* OR hysterosalpingogra* OR lymphogra* OR mammogra* OR xeromammogra* OR neuroradiogra* OR ventriculogra* OR echoencephalogra* OR myelogra* OR pneumoencephalogra* OR pneumoradiogra* OR "image enhancement" OR "digital subtraction" OR "image interpretation" OR cholangiogra* OR cholecystogra* OR defecogra* OR portogra* OR bitewing* OR sialogra* OR bronchogra* OR "age determination" OR "age determinations" OR urogra* OR xeroradiogra*  OR ((skeleton* OR skeletal*) AND ("sex determination" OR "sex determinations")) OR dosimetr* OR positron OR rad OR rads OR gy OR ionizing OR nonionizing OR "alpha particles" OR "alpha rays" OR "beta particles" OR "beta rays" OR "gamma rays" OR x-rays OR terahertz OR electromagnetic

granulomatous myringitis -- keywords

"myringitis granulosa" OR "polypoid myringitis" OR "granular myringitis" OR "granular tympanitis" OR "granulomatous tympanitis" OR "granulomatous myringitis" OR "Granulating myringitis" OR "Granulomatous otitis externa" OR "chronic myringitis" OR "tympanic membrane epithelitis"

bisphosphonates -- keywords

These keywords were obtained from AHFS Drug Information 2011.  I was searching for recent rates of use/compliance/refusal etc in the U.S. so I only needed English generic names and U.S. trade names (no investigational names, or foreign trade or generic names, etc.).

(bisphosphonate* OR diphosphonat* OR Alendron* OR fosamax OR  Etidron* OR didronel OR  Ibandronate OR boniva OR Pamidronate OR aredia OR  Risedronate OR actonel OR  Zoledronic OR zometa OR reclast)

Vitamin D -- keywords and MeSH

This is an initial try at a Vitamin D search.  Most of the names are from the MeSH entry term lists and narrower terms lists; some are from PubChem.

"Vitamin D3" OR "Vitamin D 3" OR "Vitamin D2" OR "Vitamin D1" OR "Vitamin D" OR Calciol OR Cholecalciferol* OR Hydroxycholecalciferol* OR  "Hydroxyvitamin D" OR Calcidiol OR "25-Hydroxyvitamin D3" OR "25 Hydroxyvitamin D3" OR 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol OR "25 Hydroxycholecalciferol" OR "25-Hydroxyvitamin D 3" OR "25 Hydroxyvitamin D 3" OR Hidroferol OR Calcifediol OR Calderol OR Dedrogyl OR "Dihydroxyvitamin D 3" OR "Dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR 24,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol OR "24,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol" OR 24R,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol OR "(24R)-24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR "1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR "1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR "1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol" OR "1,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol" OR "1 alpha,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol" OR "1 alpha,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol" OR "1 alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR "1 alpha,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR "D3, 1 alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin" OR Bocatriol OR Calcitriol OR Calcijex OR Decostriol OR MC1288 OR MC-1288 OR "MC 1288" OR Osteotriol OR Renatriol OR Rocaltrol OR Silkis OR Sitriol OR Soltriol OR Tirocal OR "20-epi-1alpha,25-dihydroxycholecaliferol" OR "1 alpha, 25-dihydroxy-20-epi-Vitamin D3" OR "1 alpha, 25 dihydroxy 20 epi Vitamin D3" OR Calciferol* OR "Vitamin D 2" OR "Vitamin D2" OR Ergocalciferol* OR "25 Hydroxyvitamin D 2" OR Ercalcidiol* OR "25-Hydroxyvitamin D2" OR "25 Hydroxyvitamin D2" OR 25-Hydroxycalciferol OR "25 Hydroxycalciferol" OR 25-Hydroxyergocalciferol OR "25 Hydroxyergocalciferol" OR Dihydrotachysterin OR Tachystin OR Calcamine OR "AT 10" OR AT-10 OR "AT10" OR Calciol OR Colecalciferol* OR Deparal OR Ricketon OR Trivitan OR Vigorsan OR Cholecalciferol* OR Diaverene OR "(24R)-Hydroxycalcidiol" OR SECALCIFEROL* OR "24r,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol " OR "24(R),25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol" OR "24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D" OR "24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR 24,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol OR Calcifidiol OR Delakmin OR Calcifediol* OR Calcidiol* OR Calderol

The following hyphenated and/or multi-word search terms were not found by PubMed and were removed to avoid retrieval of irrelevant results:

"Ro 21-5816" OR Ro-21-5816 OR "20 epi 1alpha,25 dihydroxycholecaliferol" OR "1,25-dihydroxy-20-epi-Vitamin D3" OR "1,25 dihydroxy 20 epi Vitamin D3" OR "D3, 1,25-dihydroxy-20-epi-Vitamin" OR "9,10-Secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraene-3 beta,25-diol" OR "Oleovitamin D3" OR "Osteo D" OR "24(R),25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3" OR "24,25-Dihydroxyvitamine D3" OR "5,6-cis-25-Hydroxyvitamin D3" OR "Ro 8-8892" OR "Ro-8-8892" OR "1,25(OH)2-20epi-D3" OR "Hydroxyvitamins D" OR "20-epi-1alpha, 25-dihydroxycholecaliferol" OR  "K-DR" OR  "24(R),25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol"