Open AccessFatal Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in a Patient With a Total Artificial Heart (Syncardia) Device
Author(s) -
Susanna K. Tan,
Kiran Gajurel,
Christie Tung,
Gregory W. Albers,
Stan Deresinski,
José G. Montoya,
Ahmad Y. Sheikh,
Dipanjan Banerjee,
Richard Ha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofu057
Subject(s) - medicine , acanthamoeba , encephalitis , pathogenic organism , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , virus , biology
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.
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