three cases of acanthamoeba keratitis (Ak) in Yazd
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2006 Acanthamoeba keratitis is a vision- threatening infection and the most important risk factors are contact lenses Characteristic symptoms include disproportionately severe ocular pain, epithelial ulcer, ring stromal infiltrate and resistance to ...
MR Shoja
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SJL Mice Infected with Acanthamoeba castellanii Develop Central Nervous System Autoimmunity through the Generation of Cross-Reactive T Cells for Myelin Antigens [PDF]
, 2014 We recently reported that Acanthamoeba castellanii (ACA), an opportunistic pathogen of the central nervous system (CNS) possesses mimicry epitopes for proteolipid protein (PLP) 139–151 and myelin basic protein 89–101, and that the epitopes induce ...
da Rocha-Azevedo, Bruno +9 more
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Acanthamoeba keratitis: a sobering case and a promising new treatment
, 1994 Trevor Gray +3 more
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Purification and characterization of a 33 kDa serine protease from Acanthamoeba lugdunensis KA/E2 isolated from a Korean keratitis patient [PDF]
, 2003 Hyo-Kyung Kim +4 more
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Contact lens associated microbial keratitis: practical considerations for the optometrist
Clinical Optometry, 2016 Aaron B Zimmerman, Alex D Nixon, Erin M Rueff College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAAbstract: Microbial keratitis (MK) is a corneal condition that encompasses several different pathogens and etiologies.
Zimmerman AB, Nixon AD, Rueff EM
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We report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named "Attilina massiliensis," a yet undescribed \u3b1-Proteobacterium ...
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Acridine Orange Staining for Rapid Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
, 1998 Talia Hahn
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Nummular infiltrates in Acanthamoeba keratitis [PDF]
, 2003 Thomas Reinhard +4 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Oftalmologicheskii Zhurnal, 2015 Objective: Review the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and visual results in patients diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). Demonstrate the importance of early diagnosis and of prompt and effective treatment. Material and methods: Retrospective study of 14 eyes in the same number of patients diagnosed with AK, treated at Centro Visi?
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A Case of Acanthamoeba Keratitis after Operation for Cataract
, 1995 Mitsuharu Takatsu +3 more
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