منابع مشابه
potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in contact lenses of the asymptomatic contact lens wearers.
background: free-living amoebae (fla) including acanthamoeba spp. and hartmannella spp. are the causative agents of serious corneal infection especially within contact lens wearers. thus contact lenses and their storage case could be a suitable niche for potentially pathogenic amoebae. the main objective of the present study was to evaluate the contamination of contact lenses to free living amo...
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BACKGROUND Free-living amoebae (FLA) including Acanthamoeba spp. and Hartmannella spp. are the causative agents of serious corneal infection especially within contact lens wearers. Thus contact lenses and their storage case could be a suitable niche for potentially pathogenic amoebae. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the contamination of contact lenses to free living amoe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.74.2.65