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865. Acanthamoeba Disease Associated With the Practice of Nasal Rinsing in Immunocompromised Patients

BACKGROUND: The genus Acanthamoeba are free-living amebae found worldwide in water, including tap water, and soil that can cause rare but severe infections of the eye, skin, and central nervous system. Acanthamoeba spp. generally cause disease in immunocompromised persons, including those with HIV,...

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Autores principales: Cope, Jennifer, Roy, Shantanu, Ali, Ibne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253004/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.050