Acanthamoeba encephalitis in immunocompetent hosts: A report of two cases

Acanthamoeba are ubiquitous free-living amoeba. Acanthamoeba infections cause necrotizing vasculitis, resulting in vessel thrombosis and cerebral infarction. Acanthamoeba CNS infections, though uncommon, are associated with high mortality. Diagnosis is difficult and often delayed. Here, we present t...

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Autores principales: Das, Sohini, Gunasekaran, Karthik, Ajjampur, Sitara S. R., Abraham, Dilip, George, Tina, Janeela, M. Asisha, Iyadurai, Ramya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7114032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32318505
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1010_19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7114032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32318505
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1010_19

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