Kehadiran Acanthamoeba spp. pada bekas penyimpanan kanta sentuh pengguna asimptomatik

• Main Authors: Putri Noradyani Megat Hashim, Mohamed Kamil Abdul Ghani, Norhayati Moktar, Anisah Nordin, Yusof Suboh, Mimi Fazah Zainudin, Noraina Abdul Rahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: penerbit ukm 2007
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1091/1/jurnal71.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1091/
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Acanthamoeba keratitis, a type of corneal inflammation associated with contact lense usage is caused by Acanthamoeba sp., a free-living amoeba found in various kind of human environment. Contamination of contact lens storage containers by Acanthamoeba spp. Leads to the amoeba adhering to the lens th...