Recent Advances in the Treatment ofAcanthamoebaKeratitis
Open Access
- 15 August 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 35 (4) , 434-441
- https://doi.org/10.1086/341487
Abstract
Infection of the eye caused by Acanthamoeba species constitutes a burgeoning and unsolved problem. Of individuals with Acanthamoeba keratitis, 85% weKeywords
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