Persistence of acanthamoeba antigen following acanthamoeba keratitis
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Persistence of acanthamoeba antigen following acanthamoeba keratitis.
AIM To investigate the hypothesis that persistent corneal and scleral inflammation following acanthamoeba keratitis is not always caused by active amoebic infection but can be due to persisting acanthamoebic antigens METHODS 24 lamellar corneal biopsy and penetrating keratoplasty specimens were obtained from 14 consecutive patients at various stages of their disease and divided for microscopy...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.3.277