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An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment

Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are causal agents of a severe sight-threatening infection of the cornea known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. Moreover, the number of reported cases worldwide is increasing year after year, mostly in contact lens wearers, although cases have also been reporte...

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Autores principales: Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob, Khan, Naveed A., Walochnik, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EDP Sciences 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25687209
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2015010