Clinical Features and outcome of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 895-900

  Wang, I Jong ^a   Hong, Jee Peng ^a   Hu, Fung Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; contact lens; Keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; KERATITIS;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; AGED; CONTACT LENSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031405452     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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