Amoebicidal activity of multipurpose contact lens solutions

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-66

  Buck, Sally L ^a   Rosenthal, Ruth A ^a   Schlech, Barry A ^a  

^a ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba species; Disinfection; Multipurpose solution; Myristamidopropyl dimethylamine; Polyaminopropyl biguanide; Polyhexamethylene biguanide; Polyquaternium 1

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; DISINFECTANT AGENT; MYRISTAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE; POLOXAMINE; POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE; POLYQUATERNIUM 1; PRESERVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POLYAMINOPROPYLBIGUANIDE; POLYMER; PROPYLAMINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMEBICIDES; BIGUANIDES; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; DISINFECTION; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERS; PROPYLAMINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18944372895     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000146322.63546.50     Document Type: Article

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