Amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1354-1358

  Denney, C F ^a   Iragui, V J ^b   Uber Zak, L D ^b   Karpinski, N C ^b   Ziegler, E J ^b   Visvesvara, G S ^b   Reed, S L ^b  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BALAMUTHIA MANDRILLARIS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031454268     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516141     Document Type: Article

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