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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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| Idioma: | Inglês |
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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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