Youngest survivor of Naegleria meningitis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 253-254

  Yadav, Dinesh ^a   Aneja, Satinder ^a   Dutta, Renu ^a   Maheshwari, Anu ^a   Seth, Anju ^a  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amebic meningoencephalitis; Naegleri; Survivor

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUCONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INFANT; LETHARGY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NAEGLERIA; OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; REVIEW; SURVIVOR; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NAEGLERIA;

EID: 84876676328     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-012-0756-2     Document Type: Review

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