In vitro Effect of Monosaccharides on the Virulence of Acanthamoeba Isolated from Patients with Amoebic Keratitis

In vitro Effect of Monosaccharides on the Virulence of Acanthamoeba Isolated from Patients with Amoebic Keratitis

Introduction & Objective: Acanthamoeba is free-living amoeba that is found in soil, water, air as well as in human pharynx. Acanthamoeba is causative agent of granulomatose amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in immunosuppressed and AIDS individuals and amoebic keratitis in people who use the lens. Patho...

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Main Authors: Yahya Maoofi, Abdolhosein Dalimi Asl, Fatemeh Ghaffari Far, Fariba Khoshzaban
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2007-06-01
Series:پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا
Subjects:
acanthamoeba
hela cell
keratitis
monosaccharides
pathogenicity
Online Access:http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-440-en.html

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