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Occurrence of pathogenic Acanthamoeba genotypes in nasal swabs of cancer patients in Iran.
Parasitology research - 1 May 2015
Memari Fatemeh, Niyyati Maryam, Haghighi Ali, Seyyed Tabaei Seyyed Javad, Lasjerdi Z
Abstract excerpt
Incidences of Acanthamoeba granulomatous encephalitis (AGE) have been increased due to a rise in the number of high-risk people, such as immunodeficient patients. Indeed, immunosuppress situation can render the patient in acquiring opportunistic Acanthamoeba infections. In this study, analysis was carried out to verify the presence of free-living amoebae of Acanthamoeba genus in nasal swabs of cancer patients in...
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