Khanna, Vinay and Tilak, Kriti and Prabhu, Mukhyaprana M and Priya, Padma and Khanna, Ruchee (2015) Rare Case of Meningoencephalitis Due to Aspergillus and Acanthamoeba Coinfection. Human Parasitic Diseases, 7. pp. 19-23.
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Abstract
Aspergillus and Acanthamoeba cause central nervous system (CNS) infection mostly in immunocompromised hosts, disseminating via the hematogenous route from a primary focus in the respiratory tract. We are presenting a case of an immunocompetent patient diagnosed with Aspergillus and Acanthamoeba coinfection of the CNS, a rare finding. A positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) galactomannan antigen test confirmed the presence of Aspergillus, and direct visualization in CSF sample and culture confirmed the presence of Acanthamoeba.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Aspergillus; Acanthamoeba; CNS |
Subjects: | Medicine > KMC Manipal > Medicine Medicine > KMC Manipal > Microbiology Medicine > KMC Manipal > Pathology |
Depositing User: | KMC Library |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2016 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2016 09:00 |
URI: | http://eprints.manipal.edu/id/eprint/145040 |
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