A Case of Non-Contact Lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis in Malaysia
Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous free-living amoeba and is responsible for an uncommon yet increasingly diagnosed keratitis in humans. Acanthamoeba keratitis is perhaps the most challenging ocular infection to manage successfully and it can result in permanently impaired vision or blindness. Although co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Malaysian Society for Microbiology
2005-01-01
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Series: | Malaysian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://web.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol1no2/short1.pdf |