Int J Pharm 2020 Jan 30
Controlled In Vitro Delivery of Voriconazole and Diclofenac to the Cornea using Contact Lenses for the Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
Morgan SR, Pilia N, Hewitt M, Moses RL, Moseley R, Lewis PN, Morrison PWJ, Kelly SL, Parker JE, Whitaker D, Quantock AJ, Heard CM
Acanthamoeba keratitis is caused by a protozoal infection of the cornea, with 80% of cases involving the improper use of contact lenses. The infection ...
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Exp. Parasitol.
In vitro effects of environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba T4 and T5 over human erythrocytes and platelets.
Alvarado-Ocampo J, Retana-Moreira L, Abrahams-Sandí E
Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba have been associated with keratitis and encephalitis. Some factors related to their pathogenic potential ...
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J Fr Ophtalmol 2020 Jan 20
Penetrating keratoplasty with Krumeich ring for corneal leukoma secondary to Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Burgos-Blasco B, Arriola-Villalobos P, Ariño-Gutiérrez M, Gegúndez-Fernández JA, Díaz-Valle D
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J. Bioenerg. Biomembr. 2020 Jan 21
Acanthamoeba castellanii phosphate transporter (AcPHS) is important to maintain inorganic phosphate influx and is related to trophozoite metabolic processes.
Carvalho-Kelly LF, Pralon CF, Rocco-Machado N, Nascimento MT, Carvalho-de-Araújo AD, Meyer-Fernandes JR
Acanthamoeba castellanii is a free-living amoeba and the etiological agent of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amoebic keratitis. A. castellanii ...
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Curr. Microbiol. 2020 Jan 20
Identification of T3 and T4 Genotypes of Acanthamoeba sp. in Dust Samples Isolated from Air Conditioning Equipment of Public Hospital of Ituiutaba-MG.
Fonseca JDG, Gómez-Hernández C, Barbosa CG, Rezende-Oliveira K
The free-living amoebae are currently considered an emerging parasitic infection. The infection by this protozoan can generate serious infection and e ...
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