MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Dispatch / Vol. 56, May 26, 2007

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• Alternative Title:
  Acanthamoeba Keratitis — Multiple States, 2005–2007
• Journal Article:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Prevention and Disease Control
• Description:
  This report summarizes recent preliminary results of the investigation into an increase into Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) at an ophthalmology center in Illinois during the preceding 3 years. Research has indicated an association with AK in soft contact lens wearers who used Advanced Medical Optics (Santa Ana, California) Complete® MoisturePlus™ (AMOCMP) multipurpose cleaning solution. CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are taking steps to notify the public and the medical and public health communities of this preliminary association. The manufacturer has undertaken a voluntary recall of the product.
• Content Notes:
  Also published as "Acanthamoeba Keratitis — Multiple States, 2005–2007", MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2007; v. 56, no. 21, p. 532-534.
• Subjects:
  Acanthamoeba Keratitis / Epidemiology Adolescent Adult Contact Lens Solutions Drug Contamination Female Humans Male Risk Factors
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2007; v. 56, Dispatch
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  Dispatch
• Publisher:
  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  56
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4efc8f57eed89edab107fef3eceaf252f20e072385673bf4df23d88ff12e9d9a8a1e1b0cefdc5df9c778edfdfb45f2691d01fc04a3a978beda96f1e437c21c2a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/250228/cdc_250228_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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