Disinfection capacity of PuriLens contact lens cleaning unit against acanthamoeba

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-43

  Hwang, Thomas S ^a   Joon, Young Hyon ^a   Jae, Kyung Song ^a   Reviglio, Victor E ^a   Spahr, Harry T ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Contact lens; Disinfection; PuriLens

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS CLEANING UNIT; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 1842538028     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000102296.62871.E4     Document Type: Article

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