Angiostrongylus cantonensis eosinophilic meningitis: A clinical study of 42 consecutive cases in French Polynesia

Parasitology International

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 544-549

  Oehler, Erwan ^a   Ghawche, Frédéric ^a   Delattre, Alex ^a   Berberian, Anthony ^a   Levy, Marc ^a   Valour, Florent ^a  

^a French Polynesia Hospital Center   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Eosinophils; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUBENDAZOLE; GLUCOSE; IVERMECTIN; PROTEIN; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FRENCH POLYNESIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; EOSINOPHIL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYNESIA; SEASON; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; POLYNESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896109112     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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