"Mites" 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.
Any arthropod of the subclass ACARI except the TICKS. They are minute animals related to the spiders, usually having transparent or semitransparent bodies. They may be parasitic on humans and domestic animals, producing various irritations of the skin (MITE INFESTATIONS). Many mite species are important to human and veterinary medicine as both parasite and vector. Mites also infest plants.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.166.132.419
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mites" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Mites" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Mites" by people in Profiles.
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Lotilaner Ophthalmic Solution 0.25% for Demodex Blepharitis: Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled, Multicenter, Phase 3 Trial (Saturn-2). Ophthalmology. 2023 10; 130(10):1015-1023.
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Is Demodex Blepharitis Connected With Cataract Surgery? Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 10; 254:31-35.
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Iatrogenic Demodex folliculitis: A case report. Int J Rheum Dis. 2023 Oct; 26(10):2073-2075.
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Acute inflammatory Demodex-induced pustulosis in an immunocompetent patient related to topical steroid use. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Sep; 37(5):985-986.
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Association Between Allergen Exposure in Inner-City Schools and Asthma Morbidity Among Students. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 01 01; 171(1):31-38.
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Molecular engineering of a therapeutic antibody for Blo t 5-induced allergic asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 05; 139(5):1705-1708.e6.
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Time in bed, sleep quality and associations with cardiometabolic markers in children: the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort study. J Sleep Res. 2014 Feb; 23(1):3-12.
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Transcription factor IRF4 drives dendritic cells to promote Th2 differentiation. Nat Commun. 2013; 4:2990.
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A multi-center ring trial of allergen analysis using fluorescent multiplex array technology. J Immunol Methods. 2013 Jan 31; 387(1-2):89-95.
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Blood pressure in 12-year-old children is associated with fatty acid composition of human milk: the prevention and incidence of asthma and mite allergy birth cohort. Hypertension. 2012 Oct; 60(4):1055-60.