The first Acanthamoeba keratitis case in the Midwest region of Brazil: diagnosis, genotyping of the parasite and disease outcome

The first Acanthamoeba keratitis case in the Midwest region of Brazil: diagnosis, genotyping of the parasite and disease outcome

Abstract We report an Acanthamoeba keratitis case associated with the use of contact lens in a 28-year-old female from Brasília, Brazil. Samples from corneal scraping and contact lens case were used for culture establishment, PCR amplification, and partial sequencing (fragments of ~400kb) of small s...

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Main Authors: Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Gustavo Souza Gonçalves, Aline Silva Moraes, Luciano Moreira Alves, José Rodrigues do Carmo Neto, Mariana Machado Hecht, Nadjar Nitz, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Geisa Bernardes, Ana Maria de Castro, Maria Regina Chalita, Marina Clare Vinaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Acanthamoeba keratitis
Culture
PCR
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