Abstract |
Recently, it was suggested that the use of the Advanced Medical Optics Complete MoisturePlus multipurpose cleaning solution might be a risk factor for contracting Acanthamoeba keratitis, and the manufacturer voluntarily recalled it in May 2007. Polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of a variable part of the 18S rRNA gene allowed for the first time tracking of Advanced Medical Optics Complete MoisturePlus-associated Acanthamoeba keratitis isolate from a patient back to the lens cleaning solution itself.
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Authors | Simon Hasler, Wasiliki Dedes, Alexander Mathis, Felix Grimm, Michael A Thiel |
Journal | Cornea
(Cornea)
Vol. 28
Issue 2
Pg. 219-20
(Feb 2009)
ISSN: 1536-4798 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19158570
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Contact Lens Solutions
- DNA, Protozoan
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
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Topics |
- Acanthamoeba
(genetics)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis
(etiology, pathology)
- Aged
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Contact Lens Solutions
(adverse effects)
- Cornea
(microbiology)
- DNA, Protozoan
(isolation & purification)
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
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