"Acanthamoeba Keratitis" 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 of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness.
| Descriptor ID |
D015823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.300.125 C03.752.049.203 C11.204.564.112 C11.294.725.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Acanthamoeba Keratitis- Acanthamoeba Keratitis
- Keratitis, Acanthamoeba
- Acanthamoeba Keratitides
- Keratitides, Acanthamoeba
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthamoeba Keratitis" by people in Profiles.
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Reduction of Acanthamoeba Cyst Density Associated With Treatment Detected by In Vivo Confocal Microscopy in Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Cornea. 2019 08; 38(8):e30.
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Oleic acid-conjugated silver nanoparticles as efficient antiamoebic agent against Acanthamoeba castellanii. Parasitol Res. 2019 Jul; 118(7):2295-2304.
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Current Status and Urgent Research Priorities. Curr Med Chem. 2019; 26(30):5711-5726.
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Torn from the headlines: role of public awareness and bench- to-bedside research in prevention and treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Eye (Lond). 2019 05; 33(5):698-701.
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Production of a monoclonal antibody against a mannose-binding protein of Acanthamoeba culbertsoni and its localization. Exp Parasitol. 2018 Sep; 192:19-24.
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Amebaborne "Attilina massiliensis" Keratitis, France. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 02; 24(2):387-389.
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Regional spread of contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis in Italy. New Microbiol. 2018 Jan; 41(1):83-85.
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Status of the effectiveness of contact lens disinfectants in Malaysia against keratitis-causing pathogens. Exp Parasitol. 2017 Dec; 183:187-193.
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Risk factors, demographics and clinical profile of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Melbourne: an 18-year retrospective study. Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 05; 102(5):687-691.
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Molecular and morphological characterization of Acanthamoeba isolated from corneal scrapes and contact lens wearers in Argentina. Infect Genet Evol. 2017 10; 54:170-175.