Antiamoebic Properties of Laboratory and Clinically Used Drugs against <i>Naegleria</i> <i>fowleri</i> and <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i>

Antiamoebic Properties of Laboratory and Clinically Used Drugs against <i>Naegleria</i> <i>fowleri</i> and <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i>

<i>Naegleria</i> <i>fowleri</i> and <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> are pathogenic free-living amoebae that infect the central nervous system with over 95% mortality rates. Although several compounds have shown promise in vitro but associated side effects and/or pr...

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Main Authors: Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Mohammad Ridwane Mungroo, Tengku Shahrul Anuar, Ahmad M. Alharbi, Hasan Alfahemi, Adel B. Elmoselhi, Naveed Ahmed Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
brain-eating amoeba
<i>Naegleria fowleri</i>
<i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i>
amoebicidal
cysticidal
excystation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/6/749

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