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پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2007 Introduction & Objective: Acanthamoeba is free-living amoeba that is found in soil, water, air as well as in human pharynx. Acanthamoeba is causative agent of granulomatose amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in immunosuppressed and AIDS individuals and amoebic ...
Yahya Maoofi +3 more
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Medicinal Plants and Lead Phytomolecules as Immunomodulators: An Updated Review
BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.All therapeutic interventions aimed at modulating the immune response to pathogens, self‐antigens, carcinogens, or xenogeneic antigens are referred to as immunomodulation, which either prevents hyperactivation or restores the appropriate response of the immune system.
Gurdeep Singh +3 more
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Azole Antifungal Agents To Treat the Human Pathogens Acanthamoeba castellanii and Acanthamoeba polyphaga through Inhibition of Sterol 14α-Demethylase (CYP51) [PDF]
, 2015 Herein, we have investigated the amebicidal activities of the pharmaceutical triazole CYP51 inhibitors fluconazole, itraconazole, and voriconazole against Acanthamoeba castellanii and Acanthamoeba polyphaga and assess their potential as therapeutic ...
Andrew G. S. Warrilow +7 more
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 1996 Three patients, women aged 69, 25 and 30 years, with refractory keratitis were found to have a rare infection with Acanthamoeba. All wore soft contact lenses. The frequency of Acanthamoeba keratitis increased in recent years. At present, an efficacious antiprotozoal therapy is available, for instance in the form of polyhexamethylene biguanide and ...
Eggink, C.A. +3 more
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Keratoscleritis and Choroidal Exudative Detachment in the Setting of Ocular Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Purpose The purpose of this study is to report a rare case of ocular pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) presenting as keratoscleritis with choroidal effusion following cataract surgery and to highlight its clinical recognition and management. Methods A 79‐year‐old man developed a corneal ulcer 2 days after uncomplicated phacoemulsification with intraocular lens
Jeffrey Bodeen +4 more
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MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.Conventional culture and immunological methods of detecting bacterial water contaminants have some limitations. There are alternative pragmatic methods which are more efficient and faster in the detection of bacteria in water, especially nanosensors. ABSTRACT The complexities of microbial detection and conventional enumeration necessitates the adoption
Adeyemi O. Adeeyo +6 more
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Random amplified polymorphic DNA profiles as a tool for the characterization of Brazilian keratitis isolates of the genus Acanthamoeba [PDF]
, 2000 The genus Acanthamoeba comprises free-living amebae identified as opportunistic pathogens of humans and other animal species. Morphological, biochemical and molecular approaches have shown wide genetic diversity within the genus.
Affonso, H.t. +5 more
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PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF TWO DIFFERENT STATES OF NAEGLERIA FOWLERI [PDF]
, 2011 Naegleria fowleri are free-living ameboflagellates found in soil and freshwater habitats throughout the world that cause a fatal disease in humans called Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM).
Park, Hong
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Serum antibodies to Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba recently demonstrated to cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis [PDF]
, 1999 © 1999 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.Free-living amoebae cause three well-defined disease entities: a rapidly fatal primary meningoencephalitis, a chronic granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), and a chronic ...
Carter, R., Ferrante, A., Huang, Z.
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Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2013 Background: The free-living amoebae Acanthamoeba spp., have been recognized as etiologic agents of amoebic encephalitis, keratitis, otitis, lung lesions and other skin infections mainly in immuno-compromised individuals.
A Al-Herrawy +4 more
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