The development of drugs against Acanthamoeba infections

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The development of drugs against Acanthamoeba infections

For the past several decades, there has been little improvement in the morbidity and mortality associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis and Acanthamoeba encephalitis, respectively. The discovery of a plethora of antiacanthamoebic compounds has not yielded effective marketed chemotherapeutics. The rate...

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Main Authors:	Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano , Aqeel, Yousuf, Khan, Naveed Ahmed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2016
Subjects:	QR Microbiology
Online Access:	http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/411/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/411/1/proofs.pdf

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