A. castellanii and P. aeruginosa mutually exacerbate damage to corneal cells during coinfection

A. castellanii and P. aeruginosa mutually exacerbate damage to corneal cells during coinfection

ABSTRACT Microorganisms that are involved in microbial invasion keratitis infiltrate the cornea and cause eye pain. Despite the administration of antimicrobial treatment, patients with amoebic keratitis develop bacterial coinfections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection accounts for 50% of the reported...

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Main Authors: Chun-Hsien Chen, Chen-Chieh Liao, Yu-Jen Wang, Fu-Chin Huang, Wei-Chen Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-01-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Acanthamoeba castellanii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
corneal cells
coinfection
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02683-23

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