 Acyclovir
"Acyclovir" 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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A GUANOSINE analog that acts as an antimetabolite. Viruses are especially susceptible. Used especially against herpes.
| Descriptor ID |
D000212
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.759.758.399.454.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Acyclovir- Acyclovir
- 9-((2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl)guanine
- Aciclovir
- Acycloguanosine
Aci-Sanorania- Aci-Sanorania
- Aci Sanorania
- Aciclovir-Sanorania
- Aciclovir Sanorania
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| 1994 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acyclovir" by people in Profiles.
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Roome K, Tutmaher M, Jenkins E, Orenstein E, Gombolay G. A Case of Lethargy Followed by New Abnormal Movements in an Infant With a History of HSV Encephalitis. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 10; 61(9):645-648.
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Robertson KM, Harvey CL, Cunningham JM. Acyclovir-induced neurotoxicity with a positive cerebrospinal fluid varicella zoster PCR result creating a management dilemma: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2020 Sep 18; 14(1):156.
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Kapadia RK, Tyler KL, Pastula DM. Encephalitis in adults caused by herpes simplex virus. CMAJ. 2020 Aug 10; 192(32):E919.
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Ramachandran V, Elliott SC, Rogers KL, Cohrs RJ, Weinberger M, Jackson W, Carpenter JE, Grose C, Bonthius DJ. Varicella Vaccine Meningitis as a Complication of Herpes Zoster in Twice-Immunized Immunocompetent Adolescents. J Child Neurol. 2020 11; 35(13):889-895.
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Nagel MA, Niemeyer CS, Bubak AN. Central nervous system infections produced by varicella zoster virus. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2020 06; 33(3):273-278.
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Messacar K, Gaensbauer JT, Birkholz M, Palmer C, Todd JK, Tyler KL, Dominguez SR. Impact of FilmArray meningitis encephalitis panel on HSV testing and empiric acyclovir use in children beyond the neonatal period. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Aug; 97(4):115085.
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Bubak AN, Como CN, Coughlan CM, Johnson NR, Hassell JE, Mescher T, Niemeyer CS, Mahalingam R, Cohrs RJ, Boyd TD, Potter H, Russ HA, Nagel MA. Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection of Primary Human Spinal Astrocytes Produces Intracellular Amylin, Amyloid-?, and an Amyloidogenic Extracellular Environment. J Infect Dis. 2020 03 16; 221(7):1088-1097.
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LeCher JC, Diep N, Krug PW, Hilliard JK. Genistein Has Antiviral Activity against Herpes B Virus and Acts Synergistically with Antiviral Treatments to Reduce Effective Dose. Viruses. 2019 05 31; 11(6).
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Tyler KL. Acute Viral Encephalitis. N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 09; 379(6):557-566.
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Brown AEC, Asturias EJ, Melgar M, Antillon-Klussmann FA, Mettler P, Levin MJ. Incidence and consequences of varicella in children treated for cancer in Guatemala. World J Pediatr. 2016 Aug; 12(3):320-326.
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