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Molecular genetic investigations of contaminated contact lens storage cases as reservoirs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Nov 2010
Ogushi Yoko, Eguchi Hiroshi, Kuwahara Tomomi, Hayabuchi Naoko, Kawabata Masako
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To elucidate the reservoirs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis associated with contact lens (CL) wear by using a molecular genotyping method. METHOD: Ten P. aeruginosa isolates obtained from two young adult patients with infectious keratitis associated with CL wear were studied. These were isolated from corneal specimens, conjunctival swabs, discharges, CL storage cases, and the living environment of...
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