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Background: Central nervous system (CNS) infections present a grave health care challenge due to high morbidity and mortality. Clinical findings and conventional laboratory assessments are not sufficiently distinct for specific etiologic diagnosis ...
Rama Krishnan Tiruppur Chinnappan Ramalingam +1 more
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Neurological, Cognitive, and Psychological Findings Among Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease From the 1995 Ebola Outbreak in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-sectional Study. [PDF]
BackgroundClinical sequelae of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have not been described more than 3 years postoutbreak. We examined survivors and close contacts from the 1995 Ebola outbreak in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and determined ...
Bjornson, Zach +15 more
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Background: Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) can cause severe neurological manifestations in immunocompromised individuals. However, there is sparse data regarding this in immunocompetent children.
Dona T Thomas +4 more
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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis [PDF]
AbstractAs a serendipitous by‐product of polio virus research, a highly fatal amoebic meningoencephalitis was recognized in animals. The causative microorganisms, contaminants of the viral cultures, were identified as small soil amoebae. These organisms, previously considered non‐pathogenic, are prevalent throughout the world.
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In Mongolia, the incidence and fatality rates of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) have been increasing. We aimed to identify the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) associated with fatal meningoencephalitis ...
Uyanga Baasandavga +7 more
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Nonpathogenic Free-Living Amoebae in Arkansas Recreational Waters [PDF]
Selected recreational waters of Arkansas were sampled for pathogenic free-living limax amoebae. Water quality parameters were determined for correlation with amoebic population densities and species diversity.
Becker, David A., Bone, Leon W.
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Serum antibodies to Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba recently demonstrated to cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis [PDF]
© 1999 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.Free-living amoebae cause three well-defined disease entities: a rapidly fatal primary meningoencephalitis, a chronic granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), and a chronic ...
Carter, R., Ferrante, A., Huang, Z.
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Estimation of Undiagnosed Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, United States
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is an acute, rare, typically fatal disease. We used epidemiologic risk factors and multiple cause-of-death mortality data to estimate the number of deaths that fit the typical pattern for primary amebic ...
Almea M Matanock +4 more
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Pneumococcal meningoencephalitis [PDF]
Josef G, Heckmann +2 more
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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in an infant
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is rare but fatal disease encountered in immunocompetent individuals. Here, we present a case of a previously healthy 8-month-old female child, who presented with features of meningoencephalitis of 2 days' duration ...
N. Mittal +4 more
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