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Propamidine

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Propamidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Propamidine isethionate, the salt of propamidine with isethionic acid, is used in the treatment of Acanthamoeba infection.[1]

References

  1. Perrine D, Chenu JP, Georges P, Lancelot JC, Saturnino C, Robba M (February 1995). “Amoebicidal efficiencies of various diamidines against two strains of Acanthamoeba polyphaga”. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 39 (2): 339–42. doi:10.1128/aac.39.2.339. PMC 162538. PMID 7726493.

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