Acanthamoeba keratitis: The persistence of cases following a multistate outbreak

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 221-225

  Yoder, Jonathan S ^a   Verani, Jennifer ^a   Heidman, Nancy ^b   Hoppe Bauer, Joan ^c   Alfonso, Eduardo C ^b   Miller, Darlene ^b   Jones, Dan B ^d   Bruckner, David ^e   Langston, Roger ^f   Jeng, Bennie H ^f,k   Joslin, Charlotte E ^g   Tu, Elmer ^g   Colby, Kathryn ^h   Vetter, Emily ^h   Ritterband, David ^h   Mathers, William ⁱ   Kowalski, Regis P ^h   Acharya, Nisha R ^j   Limaye, Ajit P ^k   Leiter, Charles ^l   Roy, Sharon ^a   Lorick, Suchita ^a   Roberts, Jacquelin ^a   Beach, Michael J ^a   more..

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^l Leiter's Pharmacy   (United States)

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Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Contacts lens; Epidemiology; Outbreak; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RECALLS; HUMANS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863707876     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2012.681336     Document Type: Article

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