Preliminary studies on the amoebicidal efficacy of contact lens disinfection systems

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Stapleton, Fiona ^a   Harmis, Najat ^a   Deshpande, Rajesh ^a   Tran, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Contact lens; Disinfection; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTACT LENS; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031807798     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1998.tb01369.x     Document Type: Article

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