Status of the effectiveness of contact lens disinfectants in Malaysia against keratitis-causing pathogens [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was (i) to assess the antimicrobial effects of contact lens disinfecting solutions marketed in Malaysia against common bacterial eye pathogens and as well as eye parasite, Acanthamoeba castellanii, and (ii) to determine whether ...
Farhat Abjani, * +3 more
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In vitro efficacy of clinically available drugs against growth and viability of Acanthamoeba castellanii keratitis isolate belonging to the T4 genotype [PDF]
, 2013 The effects of clinically available drugs targeting muscarinic cholinergic, adrenergic, dopaminergic, and serotonergic receptors; intracellular calcium levels and/or the function of calcium-dependent biochemical pathways; ion channels; and cellular pumps
Baig, Abdul Mannan +2 more
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Az intraspecifikus polimorfizmus és prokarióta szimbionták vizsgálata klonálisan szaporodó amöboid egysejtű szervezeteknél = Intraspecific polymorphism and prokaryotic symbionts in clonal amoeboid organisms [PDF]
, 2010 A szabadonélő házas amőbák közé tartozó Arcella (Amoebozoa, Arcellinida) genus különböző fajaiból vegyes és klóntenyészetek létrehozását követően molekuláris filogenetikai vizsgálatokkal elhelyeztem a genust az Amoebozoa törzsfán a Tubulina csoporton ...
Török, Júlia Katalin
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Encephalitis diagnosis using metagenomics: application of next generation sequencing for undiagnosed cases [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Current estimates suggest that even in the most resourced settings, the aetiology of encephalitis is identified in less than half of clinical cases.
Bharucha, T, Breuer, J, Brown, JR
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Amebiasis of the central nervous system: report of six cases in Peru
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2015 Six cases of amoebic encephalitis admitted to the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases between the years 1994-2010 in Peru are reported. These cases were admitted for clinical suspicion of malignant primary brain tumor and one orbital-nasal sarcoma.
Enrique Orrego-Puelles +5 more
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Glycolytic Inhibitors as Leads for Drug Discovery in the Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae [PDF]
, 2023 The free-living amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, can cause a rare yet usually lethal infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Because of poor diagnostics and limited treatment options, the mortality rate associated with the disease is \
Milanes, Jillian
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NAD9/NAD7 (mitochondrial nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase gene): A new “Holy Grail” phylogenetic and DNA-barcoding marker for Arcellinida (Amoebozoa)? [PDF]
, 2017 Molecular phylogeny is an indispensable tool for assessing evolutionary relationships among protists. The most commonly used marker is the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, a conserved gene present in many copies in the nuclear genomes.
Alcantara, Daniel M.C +6 more
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Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of Fatal Balamuthia Amoebic Encephalitis: A Case Report
DiagnosticsBackground: Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoebic parasite that primarily causes rare opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare yet severe parasitic infection affecting the central ...
Yuanyuan Feng +7 more
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Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in Patient with Systemic Lupus, India [PDF]
We report a fatal case of encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a 24-year-old woman from India with systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnosis was made by identification of amebas in brain sections by immunofluorescence analysis and confirmed by ...
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Functional Assessment of 2,177 U.S. and International Drugs Identifies the Quinoline Nitroxoline as a Potent Amoebicidal Agent against the Pathogen Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
, 2018 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a pathogenic free-living amoeba that causes a rare but almost always fatal infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Two distinct forms of B.
Ang, Kenny +9 more
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