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Contact lens-related polymicrobial keratitis: Acanthamoeba spp. genotype T4 and Candida albicans.

Parasitology research - 1 Nov 2018

Buchele Maria Luiza Carneiro, Wopereis Débora Borgert, Casara Fabiana, de Macedo Jefferson Peres, Rott Marilise Brittes, Monteiro Fabíola Branco Filippin, Bazzo Maria Luiza, Dos Reis Spada Fernando, Dos Santos Jairo Ivo, Caumo Karin Silva

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A 31-year-old female daily user of contact lenses sought medical attention, reporting blurred vision and irritation of the left eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed hyperemia and an irregular corneal epithelium surface, and empirical treatment was started. A corneal scrape was obtained and examined for the presence of fungi, bacteria, and Acanthamoeba spp. The results of the microbial culture revealed growth of...

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PMID: 30094541
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6037-x

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