Observation of Soft Contact Lens Disinfection with Fluorescent Metabolic Stains
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Observation of soft contact lens disinfection with fluorescent metabolic stains.
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.2.874-875.2000