Microsporidia and Acanthamoeba: The role of emerging corneal pathogens

Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 222-227

  Tu, E Y ^a   Joslin, C E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; epidemiology; infectious keratitis; Microsporidia; parasitic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856603055     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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