Meningitis and radiculomyelitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 996-998

  Maretić, Tomislav ^a   Perović, Marta ^a   Vince, Adriana ^a   Lukas, Davorka ^a   Dekumyoy, Paron ^b   Begovac, Josip ^a  

^a Croatia   (Croatia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; RADICULOMYELITIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS; RADICULOPATHY; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 67449091309     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1506.081263     Document Type: Letter

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