Confirmation of confocal microscopy diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis using polymerase chain reaction analysis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-183

  Mathers, William D ^a,c   Nelson, Scott E ^a   Lane, James L ^a   Wilson, Mary E ^b   Allen, Richard C ^a   Folberg, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033951783     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.2.178     Document Type: Article

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