Zusammenfassung
Die Akanthamöben-Keratitis ist eine seltene aber oft schwer verlaufende Infektion der Cornea, die - zumindest in den westlichen Industrienationen - in erster Linie bei Kontaktlinsenträgern auftritt. Der Hauptrisikofaktor ist unzureichende Kontaktlinsen-Hygiene.
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Walochnik, J., Aspöck, H. (2021). Akanthamöben-Keratitis (AK) (engl. Acanthamoeba keratitis). In: Pleyer, U. (eds) Entzündliche Augenerkrankungen. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60399-4_10
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