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Acanthamoeba more commonly causes epithelial keratitis than herpes simplex in South-East England contact lens users

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  1. Protocol described in the Moorfields Emergency Guidelines for Corneal and External Diseases within the free to download Microguide App http://www.microguide.eu/.

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Part of John Dart’s salary was paid by the National Institute of Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.

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  1. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 162 City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK

    Sara Sanchez, Lana A. Faraj, Denise Wajnsztajn, John K. G. Dart & Alice L. Milligan

  2. National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK

    John K. G. Dart

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ALM designed and carried out the herpes simplex virus keratitis audit; JKGD and SS designed the Acanthamoeba keratitis audit; SS, DVW and LAF carried out the Acanthamoeba keratitis audit; JKGD designed the study; all authors contributed to manuscript preparation.

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Synopsis: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is more common than herpes simplex virus keratitis (HSVK) in contact lens (CL) users in South-East England in first presentations of disease. In CL users, AK should be excluded before HSVK is diagnosed.

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Sanchez, S., Faraj, L.A., Wajnsztajn, D. et al. Acanthamoeba more commonly causes epithelial keratitis than herpes simplex in South-East England contact lens users. Infection 50, 1619–1622 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-022-01857-0

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