In vitro sensitivity testing of acanthamoeba clinical isolates from patients with keratitis against polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) and chlorhexidine

• Main Authors: N.S., Abdullah, M.K.A., Ghani, A., Nordin, Y., Suboh, N.A., Rahim, N., Ahmad
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Acanthamoeba; Chlorhexidine; In vitro; Polyhexamethylene biguanide; Sensitivity
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8702
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a serious infection of the eye which can result in permanent visual impairment. Therefore this study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents on three Acanthamoeba clinical isolates (HS 6, HKL 95 and HTH 73). Antimicrobial agents used in this stud...