"Amebiasis" 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.
Infection with any of various amebae. It is an asymptomatic carrier state in most individuals, but diseases ranging from chronic, mild diarrhea to fulminant dysentery may occur.
| Descriptor ID |
D000562
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.049
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| Concept/Terms |
Amebiasis- Amebiasis
- Amebiases
- Amoebiasis
- Amoebiases
Abscess, Amebic- Abscess, Amebic
- Abscesses, Amebic
- Amebic Abscess
- Amebic Abscesses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amebiasis" by people in Profiles.
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"Proposals for Amendments in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Encephalitis caused by Free-living Amoebae". Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2020; 20(2):115-121.
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Amoebic cardiac tamponade. QJM. 2019 Sep 01; 112(9):709-710.
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Cobalt nanoparticles as novel nanotherapeutics against Acanthamoeba castellanii. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jun 03; 12(1):280.
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Brain-eating Amoebae Infection: Challenges and Opportunities in Chemotherapy. Mini Rev Med Chem. 2019; 19(12):980-987.
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Extracellular vesicles and vesicle-free secretome of the protozoa Acanthamoeba castellanii under homeostasis and nutritional stress and their damaging potential to host cells. Virulence. 2018 12 31; 9(1):818-836.
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Non-granulomatous cerebellar infection by Acanthamoeba spp. in an immunocompetent host. Infection. 2018 Dec; 46(6):885-889.
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Gold Nanoparticle-Conjugated Cinnamic Acid Exhibits Antiacanthamoebic and Antibacterial Properties. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 09; 62(9).
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Drug Target Discovery Methods In Targeting Neurotropic Parasitic Amoebae. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2018 02 21; 9(2):162-164.
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Silver nanoparticle conjugation affects antiacanthamoebic activities of amphotericin B, nystatin, and fluconazole. Parasitol Res. 2018 Jan; 117(1):265-271.
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Brain-Eating Amoebae: Predilection Sites in the Brain and Disease Outcome. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 07; 55(7):1989-1997.