Isolation ofAcanthamoebafrom a cerebral abscess
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 148 (1) , 47-49
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb104486.x
Abstract
A 55‐year‐old diabetic Aboriginal woman presented with a two‐week history of fever, altered mental state and convulsions. On the basis of computed tomographic scanning a diagnosis of cerebral abscess...Keywords
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