A case of free-living Amoebae keratitis in a non contact lens wearer;Une kératite à amibes libres chez un non porteur de lentilles de contact

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 531-534

  Lakomy, D ^a   Soulie M ^a   Bador, J ^a   Valot, S ^a   L'Ollivier, C ^a   Dalle, F ^a   Bron, A ^a   Creuzot Garcher, C ^a   Vagner, O ^a   Bonnin, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Diagnosis; Injury; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AGED; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES; HUMANS; MALE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA (GENUS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 30744475458     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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