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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1991
Acanthamoeba is a free-living ameba that is present in all types of environments throughout the world. The recent increase in cases of keratitis, especially in relation to an increase in the use of contact lenses, is probably due to the omnipresence of the organism as a result of the pronounced resistance of its cysts to disinfection and desiccation ...
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Acanthamoeba is a free-living ameba that is present in all types of environments throughout the world. The recent increase in cases of keratitis, especially in relation to an increase in the use of contact lenses, is probably due to the omnipresence of the organism as a result of the pronounced resistance of its cysts to disinfection and desiccation ...
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Classification of Acanthamoeba
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1991Members of the genus Acanthamoeba are being isolated with increasing frequency from clinical specimens, especially contact lens solutions. Although the genus was first established in 1931, considerable confusion about its taxonomic classification existed in the literature until recently.
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1991
Human serum contains antibodies, mainly of the IgM and IgG isotypes, to pathogenic species of Acanthamoeba. This, as well as the capacity of these amebas to activate complement via the alternative pathway, may be a first-line defense against acanthamoeba infections in humans.
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Human serum contains antibodies, mainly of the IgM and IgG isotypes, to pathogenic species of Acanthamoeba. This, as well as the capacity of these amebas to activate complement via the alternative pathway, may be a first-line defense against acanthamoeba infections in humans.
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Acanthamoeba keratitis with two species of Acanthamoeba.
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie, 1990We describe a case of Acanthamoeba keratitis related to soft contact lens wear. The patient presented with a 3-week history of severe uniocular pain, radial stromal infiltrates and subepithelial infiltrates with no epithelial defect. Acanthamoeba was cultured from the corneal biopsy specimen, contact lens and lens case.
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