Which of the following statement is true regarding Acanthamoeba keratitis: September 2012: (A) For the isolation of the causative agent, corneal scraping should be cultured on a nutrient agar plate, (B) The causative agent, Acanthamoeba is a helminth whose normal habitat is soil, (C) Keratitis due to Acanthamoeba is NOT seen in the immunocompromised patient, (D) Acanthamoeba does NOT depend upon a human host for the completion of its life-cycle
Answer is D. Ans. D i.e. Acanthamoeba does NOT depend upon a human host for the completion of its life-cycle