Activity of water biocide chemicals and contact lens disinfectants on pathogenic free-living amoebae

Autor:	S. Kilvington
Rok vydání:	1990
Předmět:	Naegleria fowleri Biocide biology General Engineering Meningoencephalitis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Legionella pneumophila Microbiology Acanthamoeba Contact lens parasitic diseases medicine Encephalitis Bacteria
Zdroj:	International Biodeterioration. 26:127-138
ISSN:	0265-3036
DOI:	10.1016/0265-3036(90)90053-a
Popis:	Free-living amoebae (FLA) are found in most soil and aquatic environments. They claim our attention not only because they are intrinsically interesting microbes about which little is known but also because of the capacity for certain species to cause severe and often fatal disease in man. Naegleria fowleri produces acute meningoencephalitis, whilst Acanthamoeba spp. cause chronic encephalitis in immunocompromised individuals and also a destructive ocular infection associated with contact lens wear. FLA can also support the intracellular growth of Legionella pneumophila, the bacterium causing Legionnaires' disease in man. The ability to regulate the presence of pathogenic and nonpathogenic FLA in the environment throufh the use of chemical disinfection is therefore relevant in the prevention of human disease. In this paper the activity of water biocide chemicals and contact lens disinfectants against pathogenic FLA is presented.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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