Outbreak of keratitis presumed to be caused by Acanthamoeba

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-142

  Mathers, W D ^a   Sutphin, J E ^a   Folberg, R ^a   Meier, P A ^a   Wenzel, R P ^a   Elgin, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030056263     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70577-X     Document Type: Article

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