Impact of implementation of polymerase chain reaction on diagnosis, treatment, and clinical course of Acanthamoeba keratitis

PURPOSE: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a painful and possibly sight-threatening ocular infection. While the correct diagnosis and specific treatment in the early stages significantly improve the prognosis, the disease is often misdiagnosed and in clinical examination confused with other forms of ke...

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Autores principales: Roth, Mathias, Balasiu, Adriana, Daas, Loay, Holtmann, Christoph, Servera, Anna, Walckling, Marcus, MacKenzie, Colin R., Fuchsluger, Thomas A., Geerling, Gerd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10271891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36795161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00417-023-05993-7