Contact lens solution-associated Acanthamoeba and Fusarium keratitis

doi:10.3201/eid1609.091381

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. 2010 Sep;16(9):1501-2; author reply 1502-3.

doi: 10.3201/eid1609.091381.

Contact lens solution-associated Acanthamoeba and Fusarium keratitis

John D Bullock, Ronald E Warwar

PMID: 20735950
PMCID: PMC3294962
DOI: 10.3201/eid1609.091381

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Contact lens solution-associated Acanthamoeba and Fusarium keratitis

John D Bullock et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Sep.

. 2010 Sep;16(9):1501-2; author reply 1502-3.

doi: 10.3201/eid1609.091381.

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John D Bullock, Ronald E Warwar

PMID: 20735950
PMCID: PMC3294962
DOI: 10.3201/eid1609.091381

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National outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution, United States.
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1. Verani JR, Lorick SA, Yoder JS, Beach MJ, Braden CR, Roberts JM, et al. National outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15:1236–42. 10.3201/eid1508.090225 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Levy B, Heiler D, Norton S. Report on testing from an investigation of Fusarium keratitis in contact lens wearers. Eye Contact Lens. 2006;32:256–61. 10.1097/01.icl.0000245556.46738.14 - DOI - PubMed
1. US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Form-483 [cited 2007 Jul 28]. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/ORA/ORAElectronicRe...
1. Bullock JD, Warwar RE, Elder BL, Northern WI. Temperature instability of ReNu with MoistureLoc: a new theory to explain the worldwide Fusarium keratitis epidemic of 2004–2006. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126:1493–8. 10.1001/archopht.126.11.1493 - DOI - PubMed
1. Lam DS, Houang E, Fan DS, Lyon D, Seal D, Wong E, et al. Incidence and risk factors for microbial keratitis in Hong Kong: comparison with Europe and North America. Eye (Lond). 2002;16:608–18. 10.1038/sj.eye.6700151 - DOI - PubMed

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[1] Verani JR, Lorick SA, Yoder JS, Beach MJ, Braden CR, Roberts JM, et al. National outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15:1236–42. 10.3201/eid1508.090225 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Verani JR, Lorick SA, Yoder JS, Beach MJ, Braden CR, Roberts JM, et al. National outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15:1236–42. 10.3201/eid1508.090225 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Levy B, Heiler D, Norton S. Report on testing from an investigation of Fusarium keratitis in contact lens wearers. Eye Contact Lens. 2006;32:256–61. 10.1097/01.icl.0000245556.46738.14 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Levy B, Heiler D, Norton S. Report on testing from an investigation of Fusarium keratitis in contact lens wearers. Eye Contact Lens. 2006;32:256–61. 10.1097/01.icl.0000245556.46738.14 - DOI - PubMed

[5] US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Form-483 [cited 2007 Jul 28]. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/ORA/ORAElectronicRe...

[6] US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Form-483 [cited 2007 Jul 28]. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/ORA/ORAElectronicRe...

[7] Bullock JD, Warwar RE, Elder BL, Northern WI. Temperature instability of ReNu with MoistureLoc: a new theory to explain the worldwide Fusarium keratitis epidemic of 2004–2006. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126:1493–8. 10.1001/archopht.126.11.1493 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Bullock JD, Warwar RE, Elder BL, Northern WI. Temperature instability of ReNu with MoistureLoc: a new theory to explain the worldwide Fusarium keratitis epidemic of 2004–2006. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126:1493–8. 10.1001/archopht.126.11.1493 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Lam DS, Houang E, Fan DS, Lyon D, Seal D, Wong E, et al. Incidence and risk factors for microbial keratitis in Hong Kong: comparison with Europe and North America. Eye (Lond). 2002;16:608–18. 10.1038/sj.eye.6700151 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Lam DS, Houang E, Fan DS, Lyon D, Seal D, Wong E, et al. Incidence and risk factors for microbial keratitis in Hong Kong: comparison with Europe and North America. Eye (Lond). 2002;16:608–18. 10.1038/sj.eye.6700151 - DOI - PubMed

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