Contact lens solution efficacy against Acanthamoeba castellani

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 211-215

  Mowrey McKee, Mary ^a   George, Melanie ^a  

^a CIBA Vision Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lens solutions; Cysts; Peroxide; Trophozoites

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; DRUG EVALUATION; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TROPHOZOITES;

EID: 34548694726     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31805d8662     Document Type: Article

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