Wider range for parasites that cause eosinophilic meningitis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1283-

  Catalano, Michela ^a   Kaswan, Daniel ^a   Levi, Michael H ^a,b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THELAZIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; GNATHOSTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349917888     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605687     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Ramirez-Avila S, Slome FL, Schuster S, et al. Eosinophilie meningitis due to Angiostrongylus and Cnathostoma species. Clin Infect Dis 2009;48:322-327
2. Slom TJ, Cortese MM, Gerber SI, et al. An outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in travelers returning from the Caribbean. N Engl J Med 2002; 346:668-675