An unusual case of Acanthamoeba Polyphaga and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa keratitis
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An unusual case of Acanthamoeba Polyphaga and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa keratitis
UNLABELLED A 56-year-old woman with a history of disposable soft contact lens wear was referred to our university eye center for a corneal ulcer. Based on the microbial culture, the initial diagnosis was bacterial keratitis, which was unresponsive to topical fortified antibiotics. The patient was then examined using in vivo confocal microscopy, which revealed Acanthamoeba infection. This case e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic Pathology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1746-1596
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-9-105