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PCR in Meningoencephalitis Diagnosis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2000
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of a stretch of nucleic acid sequence of microbial origin from a clinical sample is not always diagnostic of disease unless the identified agent is a strict pathogen or its growth is documented. We describe here a case of acute meningoencephalitis in a 21-y-old man, in whom no pathogen was isolated by ...
SGARABOTTO D, BUORO S, MENGOLI C, SCANO F, CADROBBI P, DI LUCA, Dario, PALU G.   +6 more
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Adenovirus Meningoencephalitis

Pediatrics, 1978
Central nervous system manifestations in association with adenovirus infections have rarely been documented. In this report, four children, ages 4, 5, 6, and 10 years, with adenoviral meningoencephalitis are described. Adenoviruses were recovered from CSF specimens in all four patients.
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Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis

CRC Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 1970
(1972). Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis. CRC Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 163-192.
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Amebic Meningoencephalitis

2015
As the result of research by many workers, information as to the accurate diagnosis and possibly effective treatment has accumulated. While much more definitive academic investigation will aid in improving the results of medical management, the next objective should be the serious study of patients with suggestive histories and with acute and chronic ...
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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

New England Journal of Medicine, 1969
Abstract A healthy 15-year-old girl suffered fatal meningoencephalitis due to free-living amebas identified as naegleria. The organisms were cultured from cerebrospinal fluid, brain, lung, liver and spleen, and were seen in heart blood. Acute, diffuse myocarditis complicated by pulmonary edema occurred and was believed to be related to the infecting ...
R J, Duma, H W, Ferrell, E C, Nelson, M M, Jones   +3 more
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An outbreak of anthrax meningoencephalitis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1994
We report a common-source outbreak of anthrax meningoencephalitis in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, southern India, in October 1990. The source of infection was the carcass of a sheep. Of 5 persons who skinned and cut up its meat for human consumption, 4 developed anthrax meningoencephalitis and one a malignant pustule. Another person who wrapped
S, George, D, Mathai, V, Balraj, M K, Lalitha, T J, John   +4 more
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Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis

Blood, 2012
![Figure][1] A 7-year-old boy with no prior illness or altered immunity presented to the emergency department with a 36-hour history of fever (103.7°F), emesis, headache, and lethargy. The patient had a history of swimming in a local lake the week before presentation.
Neslihan, Cetin, Douglas, Blackall
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Amebic meningoencephalitis in a sheep

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1992
A 1.5-year-old Suffolk ewe with acute onset of incoordination and blindness unresponsive to antibiotic treatment was examined at necropsy. The meninges were congested, opaque, and thick. Microscopically, focal areas of hypercellularity in the left cortical gray matter and the meninges were observed.
I C, Fuentealba, S E, Wikse, W K, Read, J F, Edwards, G S, Visvesvara   +4 more
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Streptococcal meningoencephalitis in a dog

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 1999
A 5.5-year-old French bulldog was presented with acute neck pain and a short history of central vestibular syndrome. A marked neutrophilic pleocytosis and numerous gram-positive cocci were evident on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology. Streptococcus pneumoniae, a pathogen of humans, was isolated upon CSF microbiological culture.
Irwin, P.J., Parry, B.W.
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Mumps meningoencephalitis in children

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1958
Summary 1. The epidemiology, clinical course,and serologic findings in 30 cases of mumps meningoencephalitis occurring in children under 14 years of age are presented. 2. Thirteen patients did not haveparotitis at any time during the course of their meningoencephalitis.
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