Acanthamoeba keratitis in Scotland: Risk factors for contact lens wearers

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 58-68

  Seal, D V ^a,c   Kirkness, C M ^a   Bennett, H G B ^a   Peterson, M ^b   Barr, D ^c   Browne, B ^c   Chawla, J ^c   Doig, W ^c   Dutton, G ^c   Dudgeon, J ^c   Gasgkell, A ^c   Hammer, H ^c   Jay, J ^c   Jo Jo, K ^c   McFadzean, R ^c   Montgomery, D ^c   Murray, S ^c   Paul, R ^c   Syme, I ^c   Williamson, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acanthameoba; Contact lens; Hydrogen peroxide; Hygiene; Keratitis; Risk factor; Tap water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002995158     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-0484(99)80004-6     Document Type: Article

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