Factors affecting the epidemiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 53-60

  Ibrahim, Youhanna W ^a   Boase, David L ^a   Cree, Ian A ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lenses; Environment; Epidemiology; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; AIR POLLUTION; CONTACT LENS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; VIRULENCE; WATER QUALITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE; WATER;

EID: 34247573933     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580600920281     Document Type: Review

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