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Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment

Pathogens, 2021
Acanthamoeba keratitis is an unusual corneal infection that is recently increasing in frequency and is often contracted by contact lens wearers, someone who experienced recent eye trauma, or someone exposed to contaminated waters. Acanthamoeba survive in
Nicholas Fanselow, Nadia Sirajuddin, Xiao-Tang Yin, Andrew J. W. Huang, Patrick M. Stuart   +4 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Acanthamoeba Conjunctivitis: A Case Report

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
Acanthamoeba species are vision-threatening agents by causing cornea infections known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. A 5 year-old kid with the complaints of erythema, eyelid edema, inflammation, limitation of eye movements in the right eye, and having no ...
Oktay ALVER, Mehmet BAYKARA, Merve YÜRÜK, Nazmiye ÜLKÜ TÜZEMEN   +3 more
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Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. using carboxylesterase antibody and its usage for diagnosing Acanthamoeba-keratitis

PLoS ONE, 2022
Contact lens usage has contributed to increased incidence rates of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a serious corneal infection that can lead to blindness.
Minjeong Kim, Ki‐Back Chu, Hae‐Ahm Lee, Fu‐Shi Quan, Hyun-Hee Kong, Eun‐Kyung Moon   +5 more
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An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment

Parasite, 2015
Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are causal agents of a severe sight-threatening infection of the cornea known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. Moreover, the number of reported cases worldwide is increasing year after year, mostly in contact lens ...
Lorenzo-Morales Jacob, Khan Naveed A., Walochnik Julia   +2 more
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Fungal keratitis complicating the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports
A 42-year-old woman was referred to an emergency department. She had an unresponsive corneal ulcer that was initially diagnosed as Herpes simplex virus keratitis. Later, the microbiological studies revealed fungal keratitis.
Mehrnaz Atighehchian, Alireza Latifi, Zohreh Nozarian, Fahimeh Asadi Amoli, Mehran Zarei-Ghanavati   +4 more
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Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Potential Preventive Agent against Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Pathogens, 2020
Free living, cosmopolitan amoebae from Acanthamoeba genus present a serious risk to human health. As facultative human parasites, these amoebae may cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK).
Edyta B. Hendiger, Marcin Padzik, Ines Sifaoui, María Reyes-Batlle, Atteneri López-Arencibia, Aitor Rizo-Liendo, Carlos J. Bethencourt-Estrella, Desirée San Nicolás-Hernández, Olfa Chiboub, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, Marta Grodzik, Anna Pietruczuk-Padzik, Karolina Stępień, Gabriela Olędzka, Lidia Chomicz, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales   +16 more
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Retraction Note: Establishment of an Acanthamoeba keratitis mouse model confirmed by amoebic DNA amplification. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Kang H, Sohn HJ, Park AY, Ham AJ, Lee JH, Oh YH, Chwae YJ, Kim K, Park S, Yang H, Jung SY, Kim JH, Shin HJ.   +12 more
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Genetic diversity of Acanthamoeba and clinical outcome predictors in Danish patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis. [PDF]

Acta Ophthalmol
Abstract Purpose Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a severe corneal infection with potential detrimental effects on visual outcome and quality of life, primarily affecting young contact lens wearers. We report Acanthamoeba genotypes, subtypes and clinical outcome from Danish patients with AK. Methods Thirty‐nine PCR‐positive AK cases diagnosed and treated
Skovdal SM, Stensvold CR, Nielsen HV, Nielsen SE, Hjortdal J, Ivarsen A.   +5 more
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Acanthamoeba keratitis [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1994
We read with interest the report by Radford et al on the incidence of acanthamoeba keratitis and the suggested relation with hardness of water.1 However, we disagree with their findings and believe their study is flawed for two reasons. This paper discusses the flaws.
Seal, D., Beattie, T.K., Tomlinson, A., Fan, D., Wong, E.   +4 more
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Histopathologic Evaluation of Corneal Tissue After Adjunctive Rose Bengal Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy and Keratoplasty in Advanced Acanthamoeba Keratitis. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Huang JJ, Navia JC, Huang JM, Camacho M, Tan CH, Sepulveda-Beltran PA, Mustafa S, Durkee H, Arboleda A, Aguilar MC, Miller D, Parel JM, Amescua G, Dubovy SR, Martinez JD.   +14 more
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