Acanthamoeba Species Keratitis in a Soft Contact Lens Wearer Molecularly Linked to Well Water | Zendy

Samira Mubareka | Zendy; Michelle J. Alfa | Zendy; G. K. M. Harding | Zendy; Gregory C. Booton | Zendy; Marilyn B. Ekins | Zendy; Paul Van Caeseele | Zendy

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Acanthamoeba Species Keratitis in a Soft Contact Lens Wearer Molecularly Linked to Well Water

Author(s) -

Samira Mubareka,

Michelle J. Alfa,

G. K. M. Harding,

Gregory C. Booton,

Marilyn B. Ekins,

Paul Van Caeseele

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2006/169625

Subject(s) - contact lens , acanthamoeba keratitis , keratitis , acanthamoeba , medicine , optometry , eye care , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , ophthalmology , biology

Acanthamoeba species keratitis has been associated with soft contact lens wear. In the present report, an epidemiological link was established between the patient's isolate and well water from the home using molecular methods. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case in Canada where such a link has been established. Primary care practitioners and specialists, including ophthalmologists and infectious diseases specialists, must maintain a high degree of clinical suspicion in soft contact lens wearers with keratitis unresponsive to conventional topical and systemic treatment.

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