Acanthamoeba keratitis - Multiple states, 2005-2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 532-534

  Bryant, K ^a   Chang, T ^b   Chen, S ^b   Rosenberg, J ^b   Hammond, R ^c   McConnell, K ^c   Sanderson, R ^c   Elm, J ^d   Nakata, M ^d   Wakida, C ^d   Austin, C ^e   Bestudik, J ^e   Bordson, M G ^e   Conover, C ^e   Granzow, L ^f   Pelletier, A ^g   Rea, V ^g   Chu, A ^h   Luckman, E ^h   Signs, K ⁱ   Harper, J ^j   Damrow, T ^k   Mosher, E ^k   Kruger, K ^l   Saheli, E ^m   Cassidy, M ⁿ   Hatch, J ⁿ   Weltman, A ^o   Garcia Rivera, E J ^p   Garcia, Y ^p   Kainer, M A ^q   Archer, J ^r   Joslin, C ^s   Cernoch, P ^t   Jones, D ^u   Hamill, M ^u   Matoba, A ^u   Pflugfelder, S ^u   Wilhelmus, K ^u   Beavers, S ^v   Chen, T ^v   Christian, K ^v   Cooper, M ^v   Dufficy, D ^v   Gershman, M ^v   Glenshaw, M ^v   Hall, A ^v   Holzbauer, S ^v   Huang, A ^v   Langer, A ^v   Moore, Z ^v   Patel, A S ^v   Carpenter, L R ^v   Schaffzin, J ^v   Su, J ^v   Trevino, I ^v   Weiser, T ^v   Wiersma, P ^v   Lorick, S ^v   Verani, J R ^v   more..

^a J Bugante Los Angeles County Health Dept   (United States)

^b California Dept of Health Svcs   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Hawaii Department of Health   (United States)

^e ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f Indiana Dept of Health   (United States)

^g Maine Dept of Health and Human Svcs   (United States)

^h MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

ⁱ MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^j MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^k Montana Dept of Public Health and Human Svcs

^l North Dakota Department of Health   (United States)

^m OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

ⁿ OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^o PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^p Puerto Rico Department of Health   (Puerto Rico)

^q TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^r Wisconsin Dept of Health and Family Svcs   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^t HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^u BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^v CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249989171     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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