Determination of amoebicidal activities of multipurpose contact lens solutions by using a most probable number enumeration technique

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2992-3000

  Beattie, Tara K ^a   Seal, David V ^c   Tomlinson, Alan ^a   McFadyen, Angus K ^a   Grimason, Anthony M ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DISINFECTION; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; DISINFECTION; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038168383     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.2992-3000.2003     Document Type: Article

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