Nishat Hussain Ahmed, Prachala G Rathod, Gita Satpathy, Radhika Tandon, Namrata Sharma, Jeewan S Titiyal
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Acanthamoeba keratitis: Experience from a tertiary eye care center in North India.
The free-living amebae of genus Acanthamoeba are an important cause of microbial keratitis. The clinical appearance of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) usually mimics viral or fungal keratitis. Thus, microbiological workup plays a significant role in the diagnosis and timely treatment of such cases. We report a retrospective case series of seven culture-confirmed AK cases from a tertiary eye care center in North India. Various risk factors and triggers of infection, clinical presentations, microbiological findings, and management of AK are elucidated.
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Tropical Parasitology, a publication of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Semiannual print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at www.tropicalparasitology.org. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal will cover technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of parasitology. Articles with clinical interest and implications will be given preference.