Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae Isolated From Contact Lenses of Keratitis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Free-living amoeba (FLA)-related keratitis is a progressive infection of the cornea with poor prognosis. The present study aimed to investigates the contact lenses of patients with keratitis for pathogenic free-living amoebae.

Methods

Overall, 62 contact lenses and their paraphernalia of patients with keratitis cultured and tested for the presence of free-living amoebae using morphological criteria. Unusual plates including plates containing mix amoebae and Vermamoeba were submitted to molecular analysis.

Results

Out of 62 plates, 11 revealed the outgrowth of free living amoeba of which 9 were Acanthamoeba, one plates contained mix amoebae including Acanthamoeba and Vermamoeba and one showed the presence of Vermamoeba. These two latter plates belonged to pa

SUBMITTER: Hajialilo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4724829 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature