Acanthamoeba infection as a cause of severe keratitis in a soft contact lens wearer in Jamaica

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-94

  Wynter Allison, Zoe ^a   Morales, Jacob Lorenzo ^b   Calder, Donovan ^a   Radlein, Kraig ^a   Ortega Rivas, Antonio ^b   Lindo, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ATROPINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; KETOCONAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CILIARY MUSCLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; JAMAICA; KERATITIS; MUSCLE SPASM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA;

EID: 24644483176     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.92     Document Type: Article

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