Killing of diverse eye pathogens (Acanthamoeba spp., Fusarium solani, and Chlamydia trachomatis) with alcohols.

• Autores principales: Yousuf Aqeel (Autor), Raquel Rodriguez (Autor), Aparajita Chatterjee (Autor), Robin R Ingalls (Autor), John Samuelson (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Blindness is caused by eye pathogens that include a free-living protist (Acanthamoeba castellanii, A. byersi, and/or other Acanthamoeba spp.), a fungus (Fusarium solani), and a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis). Hand-eye contact is likely a contributor to the spread of these pathogens, an...