Detection of acanthamoeba in tap water and contact lens cases using polymerase chain reaction

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 526-530

  Boost, Maureen ^a   Cho, Pauline ^a   Lai, Sindy ^a   Sun, Wing Man ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Lens case; PCR; Tap water

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; BUILDING TYPES; HONG-KONG; PCR; PCR AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION METHODS; TAP WATER; URBAN AREAS; WATER SAMPLES; WATER STORAGE TANKS;

AMPLIFICATION; CONTACT LENSES; CONTAMINATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLLUTION DETECTION; POLYMERIZATION;

WATER TANKS;

TAP WATER; PROTOZOAL DNA; WATER;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; BUILDING; CONTACT LENS; CONTAMINATION; HOME; HONG KONG; HOUSEHOLD; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TANK; URBAN AREA; ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HONG KONG; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 49649118039     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dba7c     Document Type: Article

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