Preferred Label : acanthamoeba;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : acanthamoebas;
MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with AMEBIASIS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms
(ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent; infection: coordinate with AMEBIASIS; for encephalitis caused by this organism, coordinate
also with CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS ENCEPHALITIS; coordinate
with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthamoeba;
UNII : txid5754;
Origin ID : D000048;
UMLS CUI : C0000879;
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- Causé par (d'après SNOMED CT)
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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.
