Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: First reported case from Rohtak, North India

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-237

  Gupta, Naveen ^a   Bhaskar, Hemlata ^b   Duggal, Shalini ^c   Ghalaut, Pratap S ^b   Kundra, Shailja ^d   Arora, Des R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^d Sunder Lal Jain Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Fatal; Meningoencephalitis; Naegleria

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXORUBICIN; MANNITOL; METHOTREXATE; MICONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749295015     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702009000300016     Document Type: Article

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