Amoebicidal effect of Allium cepa against Allovahlkampfia spelaea: A keratitis model

Allovahlkampfia spelaea (A. spelaea) is a free-living amoeba, proved to cause Acanthamoeba-like keratitis with quite difficult treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the amoebicidal effect of Allium cepa (A. cepa) on A. spelaea trophozoites and cysts both in vitro and in vivo using Chinchilla rabbi...

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Published in:	Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Main Authors:	Hanan E.M. Eldeek, Haiam Mohamed Mahmoud Farrag, Mohammed Essa Marghany Tolba, Heba E.M. El-Deek, Marwa Omar Ali, Zedan Z. Ibraheim, Soad A.L. Bayoumi, Ebtisam Shawky Ahmed Hassanin, Samia S. Alkhalil, Enas Abd El Hameed Mahmoud Huseein
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Allovahlkampfia Allium cepa Keratitis Amoeba
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016422001529