Clinical and Pathological Features of Experimental Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Rabbits.
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Experimental Acanthamoeba keratitis: I. Preliminary findings.
Experimental Acanthamoeba keratitis was induced in Wistar rats by intrastromal inoculation of Acanthamoeba polyphaga cysts. Keratitis developed in all corneas injected and was characterised by a diffuse granular opacity. The animals were examined for 70 days and a gradual reduction of keratitis was observed. Pathological sections showed liquefactive stromal necrosis and Acanthamoeba localised i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2001
ISSN: 2186-1811,0304-2146
DOI: 10.2149/tmh1973.29.235