Acanthamoeba keratitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 30 Apr 1994 United Kingdom Publisher:BMJJournal:British Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 87, pages 516-517 (issn: 0007-1161,

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Authors: Seal, D.; Beattie, T.K.; Tomlinson, A.; Fan, D.; Wong, E.;

doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.4.516 , 10.1136/bmj.308.6937.1116

pmid: 8173450 , 12642336

pmc: PMC2540149 , PMC1771583

Acanthamoeba keratitis

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Abstract

We read with interest the report by Radford et al on the incidence of acanthamoeba keratitis and the suggested relation with hardness of water.1 However, we disagree with their findings and believe their study is flawed for two reasons. This paper discusses the flaws.

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United Kingdom

Related Organizations

University of Northampton
United Kingdom
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
Glasgow Caledonian University
United Kingdom

Keywords

Wales, 330, Contact Lenses, Incidence, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), Microbiology, Sensory Systems, Ophthalmology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, England, Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Risk Factors, Water Supply, Humans

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