Rapid Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Using Calcofluor White

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 1986, Pages 1309-1312

  Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^a   Osato, Michael S ^a   Font, Ramon L ^a   Robinson, Nettie M ^a   Jones, Dan B ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCOFLUOR WHITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOFLUORESCENCE; DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA; BENZENESULFONATES; CORNEA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0022515432     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1986.01050210063026     Document Type: Article

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