Evaluation of in vitro efficacy of combined riboflavin and ultraviolet A for Acanthamoeba isolates

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 399-404

  Del Buey, María A ^a   Cristóbal, José A ^a   Casas, Paula ^a   Goñi, Pilar ^b   Clavel, Antonio ^b   Mnguez, Enrique ^a   Lanchares, Elena ^c   García, Alicia ^b   Calvo, Begoña ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RIBOFLAVIN; RICROLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CYST; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TROPHOZOITE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84857452373     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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