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Acanthamoeba species Keratitis in a Soft Contact Lens Wearer Molecularly Linked to Well Water

Acanthamoeba species keratitis has been associated with soft contact lens wear. In the present report, an epidemiological link was established between the patient’s isolate and well water from the home using molecular methods. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first case in Canada where such a...

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Main Authors: Mubareka, Samira, Alfa, Michelle, Harding, Godfrey K, Booton, Gregory, Ekins, Marilyn, VanCaeseele, Paul
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Pulsus Group Inc 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2095062/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18418487
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