"Acanthamoeba" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract.
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D000048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.046.500.100.075.080
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthamoeba" by people in Profiles.
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Patel A, Hammersmith K. Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: recent outbreaks. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2008 Jul; 19(4):302-6.
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Thebpatiphat N, Hammersmith KM, Rocha FN, Rapuano CJ, Ayres BD, Laibson PR, Eagle RC, Cohen EJ. Acanthamoeba keratitis: a parasite on the rise. Cornea. 2007 Jul; 26(6):701-6.
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Speer CE, Hofmeister EM, Cohen EJ. An atypical presentation of Acanthamoeba keratitis in a noncontact lens wearer. Eye Contact Lens. 2003 Jan; 29(1):21-2.
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Tabin G, Taylor H, Snibson G, Murchison A, Gushchin A, Rogers S. Atypical presentation of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Cornea. 2001 Oct; 20(7):757-9.
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Cohen EJ, Fulton JC, Hoffman CJ, Rapuano CJ, Laibson PR. Trends in contact lens-associated corneal ulcers. Cornea. 1996 Nov; 15(6):566-70.
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Stopak SS, Roat MI, Nauheim RC, Turgeon PW, Sossi G, Kowalski RP, Thoft RA. Growth of acanthamoeba on human corneal epithelial cells and keratocytes in vitro. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1991 Feb; 32(2):354-9.
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Nauheim RC, Brockman RJ, Stopak SS, Turgeon PW, Keleti G, Roat MI, Thoft RA. Survival of Acanthamoeba in contact lens rinse solutions. Cornea. 1990 Oct; 9(4):290-3.
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John T, Desai D, Sahm D. Adherence of Acanthamoeba castellanii cysts and trophozoites to unworn soft contact lenses. Am J Ophthalmol. 1989 Dec 15; 108(6):658-64.