Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France

We report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named “Attilina massiliensis,” a yet undescribed α-Proteobacterium.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandre Battaini, Bernard La Scola, Gaëlle Ho Wang Yin, Louis Hoffart, Michel Drancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0541_article