The potential pathogenicity of chlorhexidine-sensitive Acanthamoeba strains isolated from contact lens cases from asymptomatic individuals in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1399-1404

  Martín Navarro, Carmen M ^a   Lorenzo Morales, Jacob ^a   Cabrera Serra, M Gabriela ^a   Rancel, Fernando ^a   Coronado Álvarez, Nieves M ^a   Piñero, José E ^a   Valladares, Basilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IC 50; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 55549125195     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/003459-0     Document Type: Article

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