Antiamoebic Properties of Laboratory and Clinically Used Drugs against <i>Naegleria</i> <i>fowleri</i> and <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i>

• Main Authors: Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui (Author), Mohammad Ridwane Mungroo (Author), Tengku Shahrul Anuar (Author), Ahmad M. Alharbi (Author), Hasan Alfahemi (Author), Adel B. Elmoselhi (Author), Naveed Ahmed Khan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Naegleria</i> <i>fowleri</i> and <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> are pathogenic free-living amoebae that infect the central nervous system with over 95% mortality rates. Although several compounds have shown promise in vitro but associated side effects and/or pr...