Impression cytology in the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis with surface involvement

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 323-328

  Sawada, Yu ^a   Yuan, Ching ^a   Huang, Andrew J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 1242293653     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.09.019     Document Type: Article

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