Acanthamoeba infection laboratory diagnosis
Over the years, Acanthamoeba cases have been reported from many countries worldwide. In the United States, both CNS and Acanthamoeba eye infections have been reported. CNS infections occur primarily in patients who are immunocompromised or weakened.Contact lenses wearers, particularly those with soft contacts, may be…
Laboratory Diagnostic of Naegleria fowleri and Treatment
Naegleria fowleri, known colloquially as the ” brain eating amoeba,” is a genus species called Naegleria, which belongs to the Percolozoa phylum.It is a free- living, bacteria- eating amoeba that can be pathogenic and cause a fulminant( sudden and severe) brain infection called naegleriasis( PAM).This…