"Naegleria fowleri" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic protozoa having both an ameboid and flagellate stage in its life cycle. Infection with this pathogen produces PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS.
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D016848
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.046.500.700.710.375
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| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Naegleria fowleri" by people in Profiles.
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Neuropathogens and Nasal Cleansing: Use of Clay Montmorillonite Coupled with Activated Carbon for Effective Eradication of Pathogenic Microbes from Water Supplies. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020 09 16; 11(18):2786-2788.
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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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Oleic Acid Coated Silver Nanoparticles Showed Better in Vitro Amoebicidal Effects against Naegleria fowleri than Amphotericin B. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020 08 19; 11(16):2431-2437.
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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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A case of Naegleria fowleri related primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in China diagnosed by next-generation sequencing. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 07 28; 18(1):349.
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Development of nanoparticle-assisted PCR assay in the rapid detection of brain-eating amoebae. Parasitol Res. 2018 Jun; 117(6):1801-1811.
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Quantitative assessment of Naegleria fowleri and fecal indicator bacteria in brackish water of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Sci Total Environ. 2018 May 01; 622-623:8-16.
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Abundance of Naegleria fowleri in roof-harvested rainwater tank samples from two continents. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Feb; 25(6):5700-5710.
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Brain-Eating Amoebae: Silver Nanoparticle Conjugation Enhanced Efficacy of Anti-Amoebic Drugs against Naegleria fowleri. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2017 12 20; 8(12):2626-2630.
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Future Priorities in Tackling Infections Due to Brain-Eating Amoebae. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2017 11 15; 8(11):2355.