In vitro effectiveness of povidone-iodine on Acanthamoeba isolates from human cornea

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2232-2234

  Gatti, Simonetta ^a   Cevini, Claudia ^a   Bruno, Antonella ^b   Penso, Gabriella ^c   Rama, Paolo ^c   Scaglia, Massimo ^b  

^a San Matteo Medical Center   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c Venice Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0031663281     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.9.2232     Document Type: Article

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