Coexistent Acanthamoeba keratitis and herpetic keratitis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 714-718

  Keratitis, C A ^e   Mathers, H K W D ^e   Goldberg, M A ^d   Sutphin, J E ^c   Dithqff, J W ^b   Folberg, R ^a  

^a Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology   (United States)

^b I/diversity of Iowa   (United States)

^c NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

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

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GIANT CELL; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030971742     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150716002     Document Type: Article

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