Acanthamoeba Species Keratitis in a Soft Contact Lens Wearer Molecularly Linked to Well Water

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dc.contributor.authorMubareka, Samira
dc.contributor.authorAlfa, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Godfrey K
dc.contributor.authorBooton, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorEkins, Marilyn
dc.contributor.authorCaeseele, Paul Van
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-08T17:33:37Z
dc.date.available2016-06-08T17:33:37Z
dc.date.issued2006-1-1
dc.date.updated2016-06-07T06:59:01Z
dc.description.abstractAcanthamoeba species keratitis has been associated with soft contact lens wear. In the present report, an epidemiological link was established between the patient's isolate and well water from the home using molecular methods. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case in Canada where such a link has been established. Primary care practitioners and specialists, including ophthalmologists and infectious diseases specialists, must maintain a high degree of clinical suspicion in soft contact lens wearers with keratitis unresponsive to conventional topical and systemic treatment.
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dc.identifier.citationSamira Mubareka, Michelle Alfa, Godfrey K Harding, Gregory Booton, Marilyn Ekins, and Paul Van Caeseele, “Acanthamoeba Species Keratitis in a Soft Contact Lens Wearer Molecularly Linked to Well Water,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 120-122, 2006. doi:10.1155/2006/169625
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/169625
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31406
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2006 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleAcanthamoeba Species Keratitis in a Soft Contact Lens Wearer Molecularly Linked to Well Water
dc.typeJournal Article
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