The increasing importance of Acanthamoeba infections

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-36

  Marciano Cabral, Francine ^a   Puffenbarger, Robyn ^a   Cabral, Guy A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amebic keratitis; Free living amebae; Granulomatous amebic encephalitis; Interleukin; Legionella pneumophila; Microglia; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMEBIC KERATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CYTOKINE; GRANULOMATOUS AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; ENCEPHALITIS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MICROGLIA; RATS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALIA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0033959952     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00007.x     Document Type: Article

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