Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Potential Preventive Agent against Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Potential Preventive Agent against Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Free living, cosmopolitan amoebae from <i>Acanthamoeba</i> genus present a serious risk to human health. As facultative human parasites, these amoebae may cause <i>Acanthamoeba</i> keratitis (AK). <i>Acanthamoeba</i> keratitis is a severe, vision-threatening corne...

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Main Authors: Edyta B. Hendiger, Marcin Padzik, Ines Sifaoui, María Reyes-Batlle, Atteneri López-Arencibia, Aitor Rizo-Liendo, Carlos J. Bethencourt-Estrella, Desirée San Nicolás-Hernández, Olfa Chiboub, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, Marta Grodzik, Anna Pietruczuk-Padzik, Karolina Stępień, Gabriela Olędzka, Lidia Chomicz, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Acanthamoeba</i>
keratitis
nanoparticles
contact lenses
adhesion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/5/350

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