National Outbreak of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Associated with Use of a Contact Lens Solution, United States

National Outbreak of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Associated with Use of a Contact Lens Solution, United States

An outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare, potentially blinding, corneal infection, was detected in the United States in 2007; cases had been increasing since 2004. A case–control study was conducted to investigate the outbreak. We interviewed 105 case-patients from 30 states and 184 controls ma...

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Main Authors: Jennifer R. Verani, Suchita A. Lorick, Jonathan S. Yoder, Michael J. Beach, Christopher R. Braden, Jacquelin M. Roberts, Craig S. Conover, Sue Chen, Kateesha A. McConnell, Douglas C. Chang, Benjamin J. Park, Dan B. Jones, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Sharon L. Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acanthamoeba
keratitis
contact lens solution
contact lenses
cornea
disease outbreak
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/09-0225_article

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