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Case Reports
. 1991 Aug;44(8):699.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.44.8.699.

Acanthamoeba keratitis: experience in a non-specialist microbiology laboratory

D Anderson  1 , S S Soo, H Towler
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Case Reports

Acanthamoeba keratitis: experience in a non-specialist microbiology laboratory

D Anderson et al. J Clin Pathol. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

Acanthamoeba keratitis is an unusual complication of wearing soft contact lenses: a case was diagnosed by culturing corneal scrapings. Acanthamoeba are tolerant of variations in osmolarity in the culture media. Page's saline, recommended for culture agar plates, can easily be substituted with salines which are suitable for cell culture media, thereby avoiding the cumbersome manufacture of special saline. Early diagnosis as a result of successful isolation may avoid the need for keratoplasty.

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  • Acanthamoeba keratitis.
    Casemore DP, Warhurst DC. Casemore DP, et al. J Clin Pathol. 1992 Apr;45(4):367. doi: 10.1136/jcp.45.4.367-b. J Clin Pathol. 1992. PMID: 1577982 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Acanthamoeba keratitis.
    Hay J, Seal DV, Kirkness CM. Hay J, et al. J Clin Pathol. 1993 Apr;46(4):382. doi: 10.1136/jcp.46.4.382-b. J Clin Pathol. 1993. PMID: 8496403 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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