Effect of a multipurpose contact lens solution on the survival and binding of Acanthamoeba species on contact lenses examined with a no-rub regimen

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-45

  Borazjani, Roya N ^a   Kilvington, Simon ^b  

^a Research Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lens care solutions; Contact lenses

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEL; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SURVIVAL; TROPHOZOITE; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMAL; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTION; HYDROGEL; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 15044353721     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000146303.00326.69     Document Type: Article

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