Acridine orange staining for rapid diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-114

  Hahn, Tae Won ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^b   Sah, Woo Jin ^a   Kim, Jae Ho ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Acridine orange stain; Contact lens

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ACRIDINE ORANGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032029283     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(97)00127-5     Document Type: Article

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