Keratitis by Acanthamoeba triangularis: Report of Cases and Characterization of Isolates
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Xuan, Ying-Hua
(Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Chung, Byung-Suk (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Hong, Yeon-Chul (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Kong, Hyun-Hee (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Hahn, Tae-Won (Apgujung St. Mary's Eye Center) Chung, Dong-Il (Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) |
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