Differential Antimicrobial Efficacy of Preservative-Free Contact Lens Disinfection Systems against Common Ocular Pathogens
ABSTRACT Microbial keratitis is a devastating disease that can cause eye damage and blindness and can be the result of infections by several common ocular pathogens. Importantly, some of these pathogens, such as Acanthamoeba, are particularly unsusceptible to biocides in common contact lens care sol...
Main Authors: | Rhonda Walters, Allison Campolo, Elise Miller, Cindy McAnally, Manal Gabriel, Paul Shannon, Monica Crary |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-02-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02138-21 |
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