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Potentially Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae Isolated from Soil Samples from Warsaw Parks and Squares.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 12 Oct 2024
Hendiger-Rizo Edyta Beata, Chmielewska-Jeznach Magdalena, Poreda Katarzyna, Rizo Liendo Aitor, Koryszewska-Bagińska Anna, Olędzka Gabriela, Padzik Marcin
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Free-living amoebae (FLA) are prevalent in diverse environments, representing various genera and species with different pathogenicity. FLA-induced infections, such as the highly fatal amoebic encephalitis, with a mortality rate of 99%, primarily affect immunocompromised individuals while others such as Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and cutaneous amebiasis may affect immunocompetent individuals. Despite the...
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