Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess successfully treated with complete surgical excision and prolonged combination antimicrobial therapy.

Doyle, Joseph S; Campbell, Emer; Fuller, Andrew; Spelman, Denis W; Cameron, Rhoda; Malham, Gregory; Gin, Douglas; Lewin, Sharon R

Doyle, Joseph S; Campbell, Emer; Fuller, Andrew; Spelman, Denis W; Cameron, Rhoda; Malham, Gregory; Gin, Douglas; Lewin, Sharon R.

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Doyle JS; Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. joseph.doyle@alumni.unimelb.edu.au

J Neurosurg ; 114(2): 458-62, 2011 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21073255

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Amebiasis/drug therapy; Amebiasis/surgery; Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use; Brain Abscess/drug therapy; Brain Abscess/surgery; Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections/drug therapy; Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections/surgery; Frontal Lobe/surgery; Aged, 80 and over; Amoebida; Female; Humans

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain Abscess / Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / Amebiasis / Frontal Lobe / Anti-Infective Agents Limits: Aged80 / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: J Neurosurg Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: United States

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