Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Acanthamoeba Amoebae of Genotype T2 in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient
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- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 46 (1) , 338-340
Abstract
Acanthamoeba amoebae of genotype T2 were identified as the causative agent of Acanthamoeba skin lesions and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient with underlying tuberculosis. To our knowledge this, is the first case of GAE involving genotype T2.Keywords
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