New technique for the cytologic identification of presumed Acanthamoeba from corneal epithelial scrapings

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-209

  Gardner, Lynn M ^a   Mathers, William D ^a   Folberg, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032966815     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00350-X     Document Type: Article

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