Early diagnosis of amoebic keratitis due to a mixed infection with Acanthamoeba and Hartmannella

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-169

  Lorenzo Morales, Jacob ^a   Martínez Carretero, Enrique ^a   Batista, Ninive ^b   Álvarez Marín, Jorge ^b   Bahaya, Yasmina ^b   Walochnik, Julia ^c   Valladares, Basilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; DICLOFENAC; EXOCIN; OFLOXACIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; AMOEBIC KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCODINA; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HARTMANNELLA; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; HARTMANNELLA;

EID: 35448950522     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0754-x     Document Type: Article

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