"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acyclovir" by people in Profiles.
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Antiviral medications for preventing cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 05 03; 5:CD003774.
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Delayed recurrence of neonatal HSV-2 encephalitis after 21 years, complicated by ischemic stroke: a case report. Neurol Sci. 2021 Jul; 42(7):2991-2994.
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Ascending in utero herpes simplex virus infection in an initially healthy-appearing premature infant. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2015 Mar-Apr; 18(2):155-8.
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A pox upon your house. Surv Ophthalmol. 2013 Nov-Dec; 58(6):640-3.
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Neonatal herpes disease following maternal antenatal antiviral suppressive therapy: a multicenter case series. J Pediatr. 2012 Jul; 161(1):134-8.e1-3.
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Fulminant gestational hepatitis due to primary herpes simplex type 2 infection: use of serum HSV polymerase chain reaction for noninvasive diagnosis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Feb; 72(2):181-4.
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Herpes simplex vegetans presenting as an eyelid mass. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 May-Jun; 27(3):e58-9.
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Pharmacokinetics and safety of famciclovir in children with herpes simplex or varicella-zoster virus infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 May; 53(5):1912-20.
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Slitlamp biomicroscopy and photographic image analysis of herpes simplex virus stromal keratitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Feb; 127(2):161-6.
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Valacyclovir and acyclovir pharmacokinetics in immunocompromised children. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Oct; 51(4):504-8.