Acanthamoeba spp. in Contact Lenses from Healthy Individuals from Madrid, Spain.

Acanthamoeba spp. in Contact Lenses from Healthy Individuals from Madrid, Spain.

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a painful and potentially blinding corneal infection caused by Acanthamoeba spp. In Madrid, environmental studies have demonstrated a high presence of these free-living amoebae in tap water. Since most of AK cases occur in contact lenses (CL) wearers with inadequate hy...

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Main Authors: Thiago Dos Santos Gomes, Angela Magnet, Fernando Izquierdo, Lucianna Vaccaro, Fernando Redondo, Sara Bueno, Maria Luisa Sánchez, Santiago Angulo, Soledad Fenoy, Carolina Hurtado, Carmen Del Aguila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4841564?pdf=render

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