Outcome of Acanthamoeba keratitis treated with polyhexamethyl biguanide and propamidine

Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1587-1592

  Duguid, I G M ^a   Dart, J K G ^a   Morlet, N ^a   Allan, B D S ^a   Matheson, M ^a   Ficker, L ^a   Tuft, S ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOCIL; POLYHEXAMETHYL BIGUANIDE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPATHY; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031435884     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(97)30092-X     Document Type: Article

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