Characterizing clinical isolates of Acanthamoeba castellanii with high resistance to polyhexamethylene biguanide in Taiwan

Background/Purpose: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a painful infectious corneal disease, is caused by the free-living pathogenic species Acanthamoeba. The symptoms include corneal infiltrate, epithelial, and stromal destruction, and loss of vision. Current treatment generally involves an hourly applic...

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Main Authors: Fu-Chin Huang, Min-Hsiu Shih, Kai-Fei Chang, Jian-Ming Huang, Jyh-Wei Shin, Wei-Chen Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215009081