Toxic effects of selected proprietary dry eye drops on Acanthamoeba

Abstract Amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are ubiquitous protists that have been isolated from many sources such as soils, water and the air. They are responsible for infections including fatal encephalitis and a severe keratitis in humans. To date, there is no satisfactorily effective therapeutic...

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Main Authors: Ines Sifaoui, María Reyes-Batlle, Atteneri López-Arencibia, Olfa Chiboub, Javier Rodríguez-Martín, Pedro Rocha-Cabrera, Basilio Valladares, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26914-3