Effects of polyhexamethylene biguanide and chlorhexidine on four species of Acanthamoeba in vitro

Current Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-228

  Tirado Angel, Juliana ^a   Gabriel, Manal M ^b   Wilson, Louis A ^a   Ahearn, Donald G ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Amoebic keratitis; Chlorhexidine; Polyhexamethylene biguanide

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE);

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; KERATITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0029969506     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713689608997418     Document Type: Article

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