Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba corneal Infection by impression cytology: Case report;Citologia de impressão no diagnóstico de infecção corneana por Acanthamoeba: Relato de caso

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 343-346

  de Nadai Barros, Jeison ^a,c   Degaspare Mascaro, Vera Lucia ^a   Lowen, Marcia ^a   Martins, Maria Cristina ^a   Foronda, Annette ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosis; Case reports publication type ; Corneal diseases; Cytological techniques; Diagnostic techniques ophthalmological

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249995514     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492007000200028     Document Type: Article

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