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First report of Acanthamoeba genotype T8 human keratitis.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 1 Mar 2018
Orosz Erika, Szentmáry Nóra, Kiss Huba J, Farkas Ágnes, Kucsera István, Nagy Zoltán Zsolt
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Acanthamoeba has a worldwide distribution in the environment and it is capable of causing a painful sight-threatening disease of the cornea designated as Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). Nowadays, the cases of AK have surged all over the world along with its disease burden due to increasing use of contact lenses used not only for optical correction but also for cosmetic purposes. In our present work, epithelial...
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