Effect of adhered bacteria on the binding of Acanthamoeba to hydrogel lenses

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 576-580

  Gorlin, Alan I ^a   Gabriel, Manal M ^a   Wilson, Louis A ^b   Ahearn, Donald G ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE TENSION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029883842     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100130568013     Document Type: Article

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