Fatal Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in a Patient With a Total Artificial Heart (Syncardia) Device

Fatal Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in a Patient With a Total Artificial Heart (Syncardia) Device

Acanthamoeba encephalitis is an uncommon but often fatal infection complication. Here we report the first case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis in a patient with a Total Artificial Heart device.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tan, Susanna K., Gajurel, Kiran, Tung, Christie, Albers, Gregory, Deresinski, Stan, Montoya, Jose G., Sheikh, Ahmad Y., Banerjee, Dipanjan, Ha, Richard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281817/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281817/

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