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Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in an immunocompromised patient
Journal of Neurosurgery, 08/13/09
Kansagra AP et al. – The authors report a case of Balamuthia amebic encephalitis in a patient with combined variable immunodeficiency in which a rare antemortem diagnosis was made via brain biopsy. Despite broad–spectrum antimicrobial therapy, the outcome was fatal. Such presentations are challenging, and definitive diagnosis may require biopsy in consultation with a skilled neuropathologist.
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Plasma HCV-RNA decline in the first 48 h identifies hepatitis C virus mono-infected but not HCV/HIV-coinfected patients with an undetectable HCV viral load at week 4 of peginterferon-alfa-2a/ribavirin therapy
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