In Vitro Activity of Pentamidine Isethionate against Trophozoite and Cyst of Acanthamoeba

In Vitro Activity of Pentamidine Isethionate against Trophozoite and Cyst of Acanthamoeba

Background: Acanthamoebae are a causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) in immunocompetent individuals. Since access to propamidine isethionate (Brolene®) as a first-line treatment has been limited in recent years, in the current study, we examined the effects of pentamidine isethionate again...

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Main Authors: Massoud Behnia, Alireza Latifi, Mostafa Rezaian, Sharmin Kharazi, Mehdi Mohebali, Setayesh Yasami, Shiva Saghafi, Reza Chahardoli, Narges Anasori, Hakimeh Torkian, Mohammad Soleimani, Maryam Niyyati, Elham Kazemirad
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021
Subjects:
acanthamoeba
pentamidine isethionate
trophozoite
cyst
in vitro
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bd4ca48add324c6f98d22a052fcc6182
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