Rapid detection of Acanthamoeba cysts in frozen sections of corneal scrapings with Fungiflora Y

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1563-1565

  Shiraishi, A ^a   Kobayashi, T ^a   Hara, Y ^a   Yamaguchi, M ^a   Uno, T ^a   Ohashi, Y ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; STEROID; VORICONAZOLE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STAINING;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; STAINING AND LABELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449202019     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.158113     Document Type: Article

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