- ►nih.gov F Marciano-Cabral, G Cabral - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - cmr.highwire.org Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amebae that inhabit a variety of air, soil,
and water environments. However, these amebae can also act as opportunistic as
well as nonopportunistic pathogens. They are the causative agents of ... Cited by 237 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
PB Morgan, N Efron, EA Hill, MK Raynor, MA … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: A 12 month, prospective, hospital based epidemiological study was
conducted by examining all contact lens wearers presenting with a corneal
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DV Seal - Eye, 2003 - nature.com A reliable figure for the expected incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis of one
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NA Khan - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoan that is widely distributed in the
environment and is well recognized to produce serious human infections,
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- ►iovs.org S Kilvington, T Gray, J Dart, N Morlet, JR … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2004 - ARVO RESULTS. FLA, including Acanthamoeba, were isolated from 24 (89%) of 27 homes,
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CE Joslin, EY Tu, TT McMahon, DJ Passaro, … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier All AK cases diagnosed at the University of Illinois at Chicago Cornea Service
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- ►nih.gov CE Joslin, EY Tu, ME Shoff, GC Booton, PA … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier Thirty-nine (73.6%) cases and 113 (65.3%) controls participated; 38 cases had
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