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Contact lenses contamination by Acanthamoeba spp. in Upper Egypt
BACKGROUND: Acanthamoeba spp. are one of the free-living amoeba that spread worldwide causing keratitis. Owing to the increase in the use of lenses, whether for medical or cosmetic purposes, the incidence of disease increases every year. Contamination of the lenses with the Acanthamoeba trophozoites...
Autores principales: | Hassan, Faten A. M., Tolba, M. E. M., Abed, Gamal H., Omar, H. M., Abdel-Hakeem, Sara S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34780533 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259847 |
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