Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 56, Issue JUNE, 2008, Pages 459-462

  Kaushal, V ^a   Chhina, D K ^a   Ram, Shobha ^a   Singh, G ^a   Kaushal, R K ^a   Kumar, R ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG COMBINATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PARASITOLOGY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; CEFTAZIDIME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; RIFAMPIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 44649092705     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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