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Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Successfully Treated with Multimodal Antimicrobial Therapy and Hyperbaric Oxygen

Acanthamoeba is the causative agent of granulomatous amebic encephalitis, a rare and usually fatal disease. We report a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed brain abscesses caused by Acanthamoeba during induction therapy. Multimodal antimicrobial chemotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen t...

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Main Authors: Maritschnegg, P., Sovinz, P., Lackner, H., Benesch, M., Nebl, A., Schwinger, W., Walochnik, J., Urban, C.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2011
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020488/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21084511
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01456-10
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