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International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 75, Issue 10, October 2021., 2021 Abstract Aims To conduct a systematic review of the management of minor ailments by community pharmacists in developing countries, and to identify the specific minor ailments encountered, the medications recommended or requested and the information gathering and counselling practices.
Kazeem B. Yusuff +2 more
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Phylogeny, biogeography and systematics of Dysphanieae (Amaranthaceae)
TAXON, Volume 70, Issue 3, Page 526-551, June 2021., 2021 Abstract After a rather turbulent taxonomic history, Dysphanieae (Chenopodioideae, Amaranthaceae) were established to contain five genera, four of which are monospecific (Cycloloma, Neomonolepis, Suckleya, Teloxys) and geographically restricted, and the fifth genus, Dysphania, having a nearly worldwide distribution and comprising ca. 50 species.
Pertti Uotila +5 more
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Novel Azoles as Antiparasitic Remedies against Brain-Eating Amoebae
Antibiotics, 2020 Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri are opportunistic protozoan pathogens capable of producing infection of the central nervous system with more than 95% mortality rate.
Ayaz Anwar +8 more
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Drugs used for the treatment of cerebral and disseminated infections caused by free‐living amoebae
Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 791-805, May 2021., 2021 Abstract Free‐living amoebae (FLAs) are protozoa developing autonomously in diverse natural or artificial environments. The FLAs Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Naegleria fowleri represent a risk for human health as they can become pathogenic and cause severe cerebral infections, named granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE ...
Alexandre Taravaud +3 more
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The infectious propagules of Aspergillus fumigatus are coated with antimicrobial peptides
Cellular Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2021., 2021 The asexual spores (conidia, c) of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus are formed on specialized structures (conidiophores, cp) and serve as infectious particles to cause aspergillosis. This study demonstrates that the defX gene is transcribed in the course of asexual sporulation and that its gene products, AfusinN and AfusinC, are ...
Michaela Dümig +9 more
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel DNA Minor Groove Binders as Antiamoebic Agents
Antibiotics, 2022 The free-living amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii is responsible for the central nervous infection granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and sight-threatening infection Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Hasan Y. Alniss +7 more
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Amoebicidal Activities of Alexidine Against 3 Pathogenic Strains of Acanthamoeba [PDF]
Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice, 2009 Effective pharmacotherapy for Acanthamoeba keratitis has been hampered because of the marked resistance of various stains to a variety of antimicrobial agents. In view of the fact that topical Brolene (propamidine isethionate) and neosporin are currently considered to be the first-line medical treatment of choice in Europe, we sought to determine ...
Hassan, Alizadeh +2 more
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Evaluation of Oxasqualenoids from the Red Alga Laurencia viridis against Acanthamoeba
Marine Drugs, 2019 Acanthamoeba genus is a widely distributed and opportunistic parasite with increasing importance worldwide as an emerging pathogen in the past decades. This protozoan has an active trophozoite stage, a cyst stage, and is dormant and very resistant.
Jacob Lorenzo-Morales +8 more
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In vitro evaluation of commercial foam Belcils® on Acanthamoeba spp
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2020 Interest in periocular (eyelid and eyelashes margins) hygiene has attracted attention recently and a growing number of commercials eye cleanser and shampoos have been marketed.
Ines Sifaoui +6 more
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Molecules, 2021 Genetically uniform plant material, derived from Lychnis flos-cuculi propagated in vitro, was used for the isolation of 20-hydroxyecdysone and polypodine B and subjected to an evaluation of the antifungal and antiamoebic activity.
Michał P. Maliński +8 more
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