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SUBMITTER: Ledee DR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2681865 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ledee D R DR Iovieno A A Miller D D Mandal N N Diaz M M Fell J J Fini M E ME Alfonso E C EC
Journal of clinical microbiology 20090325 5
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but sight-threatening ocular infection. Outbreaks have been associated with contaminated water and contact lens wear. The epidemiology and pathology may be associated with unique genotypes. We determined the Rns genotype for 37 clinical isolates from 23 patients presenting at the University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute with confirmed AK infections in 2006 to 2008. The genus-specific ASA.S1 amplicon allowed for rapid genotyping of the nonaxenic cultur ...[more]