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Results of case-control studies support the association between contact lens use and Acanthamoeba keratitis

Elena Pacella1 Department of Sense Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Giuseppe La Torre2 Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Maria De Giusti2 Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Chiara Brillante1 Department of Sense Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Anna Maria Lombardi2 Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Gianpaolo Smaldone1 Department of Sense Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Tommaso Lenzi1 Department of Sense Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Fernanda Pacella1 Department of Sense Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Pages 991-994 | Published online: 28 May 2013

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