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Rapid detection and simultaneous molecular profile characterization of Acanthamoeba infections [PDF]
, 2012 Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba by microscopic examination, culture, and polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) has several limitations (sensitivity, specificity, lack of detection of several strains, cost of testing for discrimination among strains).
Batellier, L +5 more
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Infectious keratitis following corneal transplantation: A long‐term cohort study
Clinical &Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 402-415, May/June 2024.Abstract Background To assess the long‐term incidence and risk factors for post‐keratoplasty infectious keratitis (IK), associated ocular pathogens, and antibiotic resistance profiles. Methods Cohort study including 2553 consecutive penetrating, endothelial, and anterior lamellar keratoplasties performed between 1992 and 2020.
Ian Ittah‐Cohen +5 more
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Superdiffusion dominates intracellular particle motion in the supercrowded space of pathogenic Acanthamoeba castellanii [PDF]
Scientific Reports 5, 11690 (2015), 2015 Acanthamoebae are free-living protists and human pathogens, whose cellular functions and pathogenicity strongly depend on the transport of intracellular vesicles and granules through the cytosol. Using high-speed live cell imaging in combination with single-particle tracking analysis, we show here that the motion of endogenous intracellular particles ...
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Biogenic Gold Nanoparticle‐Based Antibacterial Contact Lenses for Color Blindness Management
Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 26, Issue 5, March 2024.Biogenic gold nanoparticles (BAu NPs), derived from olive leaf extract, enhance commercial contact lenses with antibacterial and colourblind correction attributes. Synthesized using the breath in/breath out method, these nanoparticles exhibit stable dispersion without compromising lens properties. Biogenic gold nanoparticles (BAu NPs) synthesized using
Liya Jacob +4 more
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Gold nanoparticle conjugation enhances the antiacanthamoebic effects of chlorhexidine [PDF]
, 2015 Acanthamoeba keratitis is a serious infection with blinding consequences and often associated with contact lens wear. Early diagnosis, followed by aggressive topical application of drugs, is a prerequisite in successful treatment, but even then ...
Anwar, Ayaz * +4 more
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Glucose metabolism in the pathogenic free‐living amoebae: Tempting targets for treatment development
Chemical Biology &Drug Design, Volume 103, Issue 1, January 2024.Enzymes involved in glucose metabolism may be promising therapeutic targets for drug development against the pathogenic free‐living amoebae. Details about the enzyme sequence and structural properties make a compelling case for designing small molecule inhibitors that are specific to the amoebae and would not affect the host enzyme.AbstractPathogenic ...
Jillian E. Milanes +8 more
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Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 131-152, January 2024.Abstract Introduction Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a serious and potentially blinding ocular infection caused by the free‐living amoeba, Acanthamoeba. In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is a non‐invasive device which has been proven of great use to diagnose Acanthamoeba infections immediately.
K. Curro‐Tafili +4 more
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Gene & Genome Duplication in Acanthamoeba Polyphaga Mimivirus [PDF]
arXiv, 2005 Gene duplication is key to molecular evolution in all three domains of life and may be the first step in the emergence of new gene function. It is a well recognized feature in large DNA viruses, but has not been studied extensively in the largest known virus to date, the recently discovered Acanthamoeba Polyphaga Mimivirus. Here we present a systematic
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Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis [PDF]
, 2004 Acanthamoeba keratitis is a potentially blinding ocular disease that is often misdiagnosed and remains difficult to treat. If not diagnosed early, it can be devastating to vision.
Faridah Hanum Anuar, +3 more
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, 2003 The process of disinfecting pits technology against nature. This issue is considered through examination of the design and development of a microwave disinfecting system for contact lenses.
Crabbe, A
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