RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acanthamoeba keratitis: experience in a non-specialist microbiology laboratory.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 699
DO 10.1136/jcp.44.8.699
VO 44
IS 8
A1 Anderson, D
A1 Soo, S S
A1 Towler, H
YR 1991
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/44/8/699.abstract
AB Acanthamoeba keratitis is an unusual complication of wearing soft contact lenses: a case was diagnosed by culturing corneal scrapings. Acanthamoeba are tolerant of variations in osmolarity in the culture media. Page's saline, recommended for culture agar plates, can easily be substituted with salines which are suitable for cell culture media, thereby avoiding the cumbersome manufacture of special saline. Early diagnosis as a result of successful isolation may avoid the need for keratoplasty.