title: [First cases of keratitis caused by free-living amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba diagnosed in Mali].
abstract: The authors present the first three cases of keratitis with Acanthamoeba sp. which have been diagnosed in healthy persons. Two of them are children and in two cases there had been a local traumatism.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Ophtalmologie Tropicale de l'Afrique, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Resnikoff
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paniagua-Crespo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mjikam
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Simitzis-Le Flohic
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015823:Acanthamoeba Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Premiers cas de kératites a amibes libres du genre Acanthamoeba diagnostiqués au Mali.