First report of an Acanthamoeba genotype T13 isolate as etiological agent of a keratitis in humans

Parasitology Research

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2395-2400

  Grün, Anna Lena ^a   Stemplewitz, Birthe ^b   Scheid, Patrick ^c  

^a University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Acanthamoeba keratitis; Genotype; T13

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE; DNA 18S; GRAMICIDIN PLUS NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; LAVASEPT; POLYSPECTRAN; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT DURATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBIDAE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903821255     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3918-5     Document Type: Article

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