"Cockroaches" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.
| Descriptor ID |
D003058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Cockroaches- Cockroaches
- Cockroache
- Dictyoptera
- Dictyopteras
- Cockroach
- Cockroachs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cockroaches" by people in Profiles.
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Targeting SARS-CoV-2: Novel Source of Antiviral Compound(s) against COVID-19? ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020 07 01; 11(13):1863-1864.
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Cockroach is a major cross-reactive allergen source in shrimp-sensitized rural children in southern China. Allergy. 2018 03; 73(3):585-592.
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First Detection of VIM-2 Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas putida in Blattella germanica Cockroaches in an Algerian Hospital. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 08; 61(8).