Characteristics of an Acanthamoeba keratitis outbreak in British Columbia between 2003 and 2007

Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1120-1125

  Fraser, Mieke N ^a   Wong, Quantine ^b   Shah, Lena ^a,c   Holland, Simon P ^d,e   Morshed, Muhammad ^b,d   Isaac Renton, Judith ^b,d   Chong, Mei ^a   Kibsey, Pamela ^f   Patrick, David M ^a,d  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e TLC the Laser Center   (Canada)

^f VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; CONTACT LENS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TELECONSULTATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861839726     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.12.041     Document Type: Article

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