Primary amebic meningoencephalitis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1004-1005

  Rai, Ruchi ^a,b   Singh, D K ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a   Bhargava, Anudita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b SNChildren Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Ameba; Meningoencephalitis; Naegleria

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 57649114724     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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