Polyhexamethylene biguanide (0.02%) alone is not adequate for treating chronic Acanthameoba keratitis

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Lam, DSC
Lyon, D
Poon, ASY
Rao, SK
Fan, DSP
Houang, E
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[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Prince Wales Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Med Fdn, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
[3] Vis Res Fdn, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
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10.1038/eye.2000.174
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R77 [眼科学];
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