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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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Risk factors and clinical signs of severe Acanthamoeba keratitis

, 2018
Machiko Shimmura-Tomita, Hiroko Takano, Nozomi Kinoshita, Fumihiko Toyoda, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Rina Takagi, Mina Kobayashi, Akihiro Kakehashi Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan Purpose: To ...
Tanaka Y, Kakehashi A, Shimmura-Tomita M, Takagi R, Takano H, Kinoshita N, Kobayashi M, Toyoda F   +7 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 keratitis in Malaysia

, 2018
Acanthamoeba spp. merupakan ameba hidup bebas yang tersebar luas di persekitaran. Ameba ini menyebabkan penyakit keratitis terutamanya kepada individu yang memakai kanta sentuh terkontaminasi atau mempunyai sejarah trauma pada mata.
Nur Asiha Binti Sazali 2
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Acanthamoeba programmed cell death [PDF]

, 2019
Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba, ubiquitously distributed in the natural environment including soil and a plethora of water habitats. It is characterised as an opportunistic parasite that is able to cause several diseases, including life threating
Koutsogiannis, Zisis
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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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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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Potentially human pathogenic Acanthamoeba isolated from a heated indoor swimming pool in Switzerland

, 2009
Some free-living amoebae, including some species of the genus Acanthamoeba, can cause infections in humans and animals. These organisms are known to cause granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) in predominantly immune-deficient persons.
Müller, Norbert, Wuthrich, F., Gottstein, Bruno, Schild, Marc, Schurch, N., Gianinazzi, Christian   +5 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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