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The Isolation and Detection of Acanthamoeba in Rural Water Sources of Arak, Iran

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2014
Background and Objective: Acanthamoeba species are free-living protozoa that can be isolated from all environments. They can bring about different diseases in healthy individuals and immune suppressed patients, for example, Granulomatous Amoebic ...
M Mosayebi, B Ghorbanzadeh, Z Eslamirad, M Ejtehadifar, B Rastad   +4 more
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Non-Contact-Lens-Related Acanthamoeba Keratitis Caused by Acanthamoeba sp. Group T4D/T4e

Parasitologia
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but serious infection of the cornea, typically associated with contact lens wear. Here, we present a case of AK caused by the Acanthamoeba genotype T4D/T4e in a patient without identifiable risk factors: a 34-year ...
Morgane Vander Eecken, Anne-Sophie Messiaen, Hannelore Hamerlinck, Stien Vandendriessche, Jerina Boelens, Dimitri Roels   +5 more
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Acanthamoeba Spp. Detection in Contact Lens Wearers and Non-Wearers in Iraq

Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Background: Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae found in a broad range of environments. Acanthamoeba spp. are responsible for about 20% of keratitis infections in contact lens wearers. We aimed to detect Acanthamoeba spp.
Bassad A. AL-Aboody, Noor Nihad Baqer, Hayder Hussein Jalood   +2 more
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Acanthamoeba species in Swimming Pools of Cairo, Egypt

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2014
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.
Ahmad Al-Herrawy, Mahmoud Bahgat, Abd-Elhafez Mohammed, Ameen Ashour, Wafaa Hikal   +4 more
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Acute Acanthamoeba panophthalmitis following intravitreal drug injection

IDCases
Acanthamoeba panophthalmitis is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose. In most cases of Acanthamoeba eye infection, the cornea is primarily affected.
Worawut Worawutwittaya, Janejit Choovuthayakorn, Sangob Sanit, Harit Thongwitokomarn, Romanee Chaiwarith   +4 more
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Improved Acanthamoeba Culture Method Using TYM Medium

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background and purpose: Acanthamoeba species are ubiquitous amphizoic organisms which can cause lethal diseases, such as keratitis and encephalitis in domestic animals and humans.
Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Tooran Nayeri Chegeni, Yousef Dadimoghadam, Fariba Khoshzaban, Fatemeh Ghaffarifar, Mahdi Fakhar   +5 more
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Acanthamoeba Sequence Types and Allelic Variations in Isolates from Clinical and Different Environmental Sources in Italy

Microorganisms
The genus Acanthamoeba comprises free-living amoebae distributed in a wide variety of environments. These amoebae are clinically significant, causing opportunistic infections in humans and other animals.
Federica Berrilli, Margherita Montalbano Di Filippo, Isabel Guadano-Procesi, Marta Ciavurro, David Di Cave   +4 more
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Acanthamoeba epitheliopathy: Atypical presentation of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports
To report clinical features of the epithelial stage of Acanthamoeba keratitis to highlight the impact of an early diagnosis on outcome. A 42-year-old male, with a recurrent history of symptoms and a history of pond water bathing, presented with a linear non-branching epithelial lesion that stained poorly with fluorescein.
Mehvish Malik, Samrat Chatterjee, Deepshikha Agrawal   +2 more
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Surveillance and Molecular Identification of Acanthamoeba and Naegleria Species in Two Swimming Pools in Alexandria University, Egypt

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2017
Background: Swimming in contaminated water was reported to be associated with Acanthamoeba and N. fowleri human infections. The present study was carried out with the aim of isolation and identification of the different species of Acanthamoeba and ...
Ahmad Z. AL-HERRAWY, Mahmoud I. KHALIL, Soheir S. EL-SHERIF, Fatima A. E. OMAR, Wael M. LOTFY   +4 more
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Genotyping of Acanthamoeba in Rural Drinking Water Sources in Kashan and Aran-Bidgol, Iran

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background and purpose: Acanthamoeba spp. are an opportunistic protozoan in environmental sources that can cause respiratory infection and keratitis.
Gholamreza Mostafaei, Mansooreh Sabbaghian Bidgoli, Sima Rasti, Gholam abbas Moosavi, Leila Iranshahi   +4 more
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