Acanthamoeba keratitis: Risk factors and outcome

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 1078-1082

  Illingworth, C D ^a   Cook, S D ^a   Karabatsas, C H ^a   Easty, D L ^a  

^a BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISINFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS KERATITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029562341     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.79.12.1078     Document Type: Article

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