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. 2019 May 17;68(19):448-449.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6819a6.

Notes from the Field: Acanthamoeba Keratitis Cases - Iowa, 2002-2017

Brittni A Scruggs, Tyler S Quist, Jorge L Salinas, Mark A Greiner

Notes from the Field: Acanthamoeba Keratitis Cases - Iowa, 2002-2017

Brittni A Scruggs et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Confirmed cases* (N = 75) of Acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosed in Iowa residents, by year of diagnosis — University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, 2002–2017 * Detection of Acanthamoeba by confocal microscopy or corneal scraping among patients with corneal infection treated at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics during 2002–2017.
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