"Acanthamoeba" 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.
A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Acanthamoeba".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Acanthamoeba".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Acanthamoeba" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Acanthamoeba" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthamoeba" by people in Profiles.
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Possible Synergistic Role of Cryo-Alcohol Therapy in Infectious Scleritis-Scope and Rationale for Expanding Indications and Review of the Literature. Cornea. 2023 Feb 01; 42(2):194-203.
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Topical Voriconazole as Supplemental Treatment for Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Cornea. 2020 Aug; 39(8):986-990.
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Corticosteroid eye drop instillation aggravates the development of Acanthamoeba keratitis in rabbit corneas inoculated with Acanthamoeba and bacteria. Sci Rep. 2019 09 06; 9(1):12821.
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Herpes simplex virus keratitis mimicking Acanthamoeba keratitis: a clinicopathological correlation. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Sep 19; 2018.
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Case 3-2017. A 62-Year-Old Man with Cardiac Sarcoidosis and New Diplopia and Weakness. N Engl J Med. 2017 01 26; 376(4):368-379.
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[Study on the susceptibility of human corneal epithelial cells to Acanthamoeba in a hypoxia condition]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2016 Nov 01; 96(40):3242-3245.
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Riboflavin and ultraviolet A as adjuvant treatment against Acanthamoeba cysts. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr; 44(3):181-7.
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Investigation of the Role of Bacteria in the Development of Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Cornea. 2015 Oct; 34(10):1308-15.
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Transplant patient with skin nodules. Acanthamoeba spp. Am J Dermatopathol. 2015 Mar; 37(3):229-31, 254-6.
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Identifying differentially expressed genes in trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype: Implications for developing new treatments for Acanthamoeba keratitis. Eur J Protistol. 2015 Feb; 51(1):34-41.