Discovery of repurposing drug candidates for the treatment of diseases caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae.
Diseases caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae include primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (Naegleria fowleri), granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (Acanthamoeba spp.), Acanthamoeba keratitis, and Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (Balamuthia mandrillaris). Each of these are difficult to treat and h...
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Main Authors: | Christopher A Rice (Author), Beatrice L Colon (Author), Emily Chen (Author), Mitchell V Hull (Author), Dennis E Kyle (Author) |
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2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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