Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
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Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
This paper aims to review the recent literature describing Acanthamoeba keratitis and outline current thoughts on pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment as well as currently emerging diagnostic and treatment modalities.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rare Disorders: Diagnosis & Therapy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2380-7245
DOI: 10.21767/2380-7245.100061