Molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba strains isolated from the oral cavity of hemodialysis patients in Iran.

doi:10.1007/s00436-017-5605-9

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Molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba strains isolated from the oral cavity of hemodialysis patients in Iran.

Parasitology research - 1 Nov 2017

Niyyati Maryam, Arab-Mazar Zahra, Lasjerdi Zohreh, Lorenzo-Morales Jacob, Espotin Adel, Yadegarynia Davood, Gachkar Latif, Rahmati Roodsari Sara

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Free-living amoebae (FLA) of the genus Acanthamoeba are opportunistic pathogenic agents able to cause life-threatening infections in immunosuppressed patients. Chronic kidney disease impairs adaptive and innate immunity. Thus, patients with chronic kidney disease are prone to opportunistic infections by potentially pathogenic FLA. Therefore, in the present study, the investigation of Acanthamoeba genotypes...

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PMID: 28879483
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5605-9

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