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Acanthamoeba species

 

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Life cycle of Free-living amoebae

Mowrey-McKee M, et al.  Contact Lens Solution Efficacy Against Acanthamoeba castellani. Eye Contact Lens. 2007;33:211-215.

Aichelburg AC, et al.  Successful treatment of disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. infection with miltefosine [In process citation].  Emerg Infect Dis 2008;14 (11):1743-1746.

Kim EC et al. Bilateral Acanthamoeba Keratitis after Orthokeratology. Cornea. 2010 Jun;29:680-2.

Sriram R., et al.  Survival of Acanthamoeba Cysts after Desiccation for More than 20 Years.  J Clin Microbiol 2008;46(12):4045-4048.

Review Article:  Javey G, Zuravleff G.  Keratitis. 2007.

 

Authors

Govinda S. Visvesvara, Hsin-Yun Sun, M.D, Stan Deresinski, M.D.

 

 

 

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