Clinical-microbiological study of three cases of keratitis caused by Acanthamoeba spp;Estudio clínico-microbiológico de tres casos de queratitis por Acanthamoeba spp

Enfermedades Emergentes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 98-102

  Cruz, Marta ^a   Ortiz, Jesús V ^a   De Guevara, Concepción Ladrón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lenses; Diagnosis; Keratitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN; ITRACONAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POLYMYXIN; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; CORNEA ULCER; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACRIMATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRURITUS; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 4344701106     PISSN: 15754723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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