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2428344

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
Two soft contact lens wearers using a homemade saline solution developed corneal stromal inflammation and epithelial ulceration and were both treated for months with a presumptive diagnosis of herpes simplex keratitis. Subsequently, corneal scrapings revealed refractile, cystic structures consistent with the appearance of Acanthamoeba. This was rapidly confirmed by indirect fluorescent antibody studies, and Acanthamoeba castellani was later identified by growth in culture in both cases. Acanthamoeba is being reported with increasing frequency as a pathogen responsible for chronic stromal keratitis and ulceration in contact lens wearers. Since specific therapy is required to control this organism, rapid diagnosis is essential. Indirect fluorescent antibody staining of corneal scrapings provides a simple means of accomplishing this goal with a high degree of accuracy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1318-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis from corneal scrapings using indirect fluorescent antibody staining.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't