The disinfection of contact lenses contaminated with adenovirus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 777-779

  Kowalski, Regis P ^a,b   Sundar Raj, C V ^a   Romanowski, Eric G ^a   Gordon, Y Jerold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AOSEPT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE; RENU MULTIPLUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HARD CONTACT LENS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0034761004     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(01)01128-X     Document Type: Article

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