In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial agents on Acanthamoeba sp. and evidence of a natural resilience to amphotericin B

The free-living amoeba (FLA) Acanthamoeba sp. is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause amoebic keratitis (AK) or granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). While current treatments of AK are long with some relapses, no consensus therapy has been developed for GAE remaining lethal in 90% of the cas...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Taravaud, Philippe M. Loiseau, Sébastien Pomel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320717300787