Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoan that is widely distributed in the environment
and is well recognized to produce serious human infections, including a blinding keratitis …

Microbial keratitis is a sight-threatening ocular infection caused by bacteria, fungi, and protist
pathogens. Epithelial defects and injuries are key predisposing factors making the eye …

1. A host for viruses 2. A host for yeast 3. A host for protists 4. Acanthamoeba and bacteria
interactions 5. Is Acanthamoebaan evolutionary ancestor of macrophages? 6 …

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a sight-threatening infection of the ocular surface that is produced
by several free-living amebae of the genus Acanthamoeba. Infection is usually initiated by …

Purpose Acanthamoeba keratitis is a severe, often sight threatening, corneal infection which
in Western countries is predominantly seen in daily wear of contact lenses. This review aims …

The ability to form biofilms in a variety of environments is a common trait of bacteria, and
may represent one of the earliest defenses against predation. Biofilms are multicellular …

We analyzed the nuclear small-subunit rRNA genes of Acanthamoeba isolates from
freshwater sources (n= 16) and from patients (n= 6) in Bangkok and surrounding areas. The …

The majority of the keratitis-causing Acanthamoeba isolates are genotype T4. In an attempt
to determine whether predominance of T4 isolates in Acanthamoeba keratitis is due to …

PURPOSE:: To present the first 3 cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), unresponsive to
medical treatment, that were successfully treated with a novel adjunctive therapy using …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed in aquatic environments with increasing
importance in hygienic, medical and ecological relationship to man. Only few data are …