Open AccessConfirmation of Confocal Microscopy Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis
Author(s) -
William D. Mathers
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3601
pISSN - 0003-9950
DOI - 10.1001/archopht.118.2.178
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba keratitis , acanthamoeba , polymerase chain reaction , confocal microscopy , microscopy , confocal , keratitis , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pathology , biology , ophthalmology , optics , biochemistry , physics , gene
Acanthamoeba keratitis has commonly been identified with in vivo confocal microscopy and confirmed with histologic examination of an epithelial biopsy specimen.
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