A two-years retrospective study of 344 patients presenting for corneal lesion with a suspicion of Acanthamoeba keratitis;Etude retrospective sur deux ans de 344 patients ayant consulte pour une lesion corneenne et chez lesquels une recherche d'amibes libres a ete effectuee

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 848-852

  Debbasch, C ^a   Chaumeil, C ^a   Batellier, L ^a   Scat, Y ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Amoebic keratitis; Diagnosis; Risk factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA ULCER; HUMAN; KERATITIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RISK FACTOR; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CORNEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032757939     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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