An Unusual Microbial Coinfection in Acanthamoeba Keratitis
This case report describes a severe, refractory case of acanthamoeba keratitis associated with intracellular coinfection by both Tokyovirus A1 and Candidatus Paracaedimonas acanthamoebae in a 27-year-old male patient.
Authors
- Angela Verkade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-4853)
- Maria A. Woodward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-9004)
- Thuy Doan
- Emily L. Vogt
- Mercy Pawar
- Irene J. Choi
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2026.3485
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00