Isolation and molecular identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from hospital dust and soil of Khomein, Iran, as reservoir for nosocomial infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acanthamoeba spp. are commonest opportunistic amoebae, which ubiquitous in various environmental resources. Acanthamoeba species are the causative agents of amoebic keratitis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and i.e. in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Moreover Acanthamoeba spp. can act as reservoir and transmission agent of bacterial pathogens. Due to this issue the aim of this study was to characterized Acanthamoeba spp. genotypes in dust and soil of hospital samples from Khomein of Iran.

Methods

In a cross sectional study, a total of 100 soil and dust samples were collected from hospital environment of Khomein Iran, and analyzed for the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. based on phenotypic and molecular methods i

SUBMITTER: Abedi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8456014 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature