Acanthamoeba keratitis

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-44

  Ishibashi, Yasuhisa ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DIAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIBROMPROPAMIDINE; FLUCYTOSINE; IMIDAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PAROMOMYCIN; PENTAMIDINE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POLYMYXIN B; PROPAMIDINE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; STILBAMIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; REVIEW;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031039421     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: 14230267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000310885     Document Type: Article

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