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Contamination of contact lens storage cases by Acanthamoeba and bacteria.

In order to identify possible risk factors for microbial keratitis the storage cases for contact lenses of 102 asymptomatic lens wearers were tested for contamination by bacteria and free-living amoebae. Of this group 43 had significant counts of viable bacteria and only 40 had negligible counts. Se...

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Main Authors: Larkin, D F, Kilvington, S, Easty, D L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1990
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1042032/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2322508
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