National Outbreak of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Associated with Use of a Contact Lens Solution, United States

An outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare, potentially blinding, corneal infection, was detected in the United States in 2007; cases had been increasing since 2004. A case–control study was conducted to investigate the outbreak. We interviewed 105 case-patients from 30 states and 184 controls ma...

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Main Authors: Verani, Jennifer R., Lorick, Suchita A., Yoder, Jonathan S., Beach, Michael J., Braden, Christopher R., Roberts, Jacquelin M., Conover, Craig S., Chen, Sue, McConnell, Kateesha A., Chang, Douglas C., Park, Benjamin J., Jones, Dan B., Visvesvara, Govinda S., Roy, Sharon L.
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Research
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19751585
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1508.090225

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19751585
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1508.090225

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