Amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris: Report of four cases

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 447-452

  Bakardjiev, Anna ^a   Azimi, Parvin H ^a   Ashouri, Negar ^b   Ascher, David P ^c   Janner, Donald ^d   Schuster, Frederick L ^e   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^f   Glaser, Carol ^e,g  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

^c San Antonio Military Pediat Center   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

Author keywords

Ameba; Balamuthia mandrillaris; Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis; Encephalitis

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BALAMUTHIA MANDRILLARIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038586320     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000066540.18671.f8     Document Type: Article

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