Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 169-175 , December 2005

Efficacy of multipurpose solutions against Acanthamoeba species

  • R.N. Borazjani

      Affiliations

    • Research Group, Bausch & Lomb, 1400 N Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14609, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 585 338 5443; fax: +1 585 338 0042.
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  • S. Kilvington

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

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PII: S1367-0484(05)00080-9

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2005.10.001

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 169-175 , December 2005

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