Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 440-447, December 2007

Fatal amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in an immunocompetent host:

A clinicopathological review of pathogenic free-living amebae in human hosts

  • Maria T. Perez, MD, FCAP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL 33462, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 561 548 3992; fax: +1 561 548 3702.
    • ,
  • Larry M. Bush, MD, FACP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL 33462, USA

published online 28 July 2007.

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PII: S1092-9134(06)00050-5

doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.04.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 440-447, December 2007

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