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Successful Treatment of Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. Infection with Miltefosine
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Nov 2008
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 14(11):1743-1746
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We report on an HIV-negative but immunocompromised patient with disseminated acanthamoebiasis, granulomatous, amoebic encephalitis and underlying miliary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis. The patient responded favorably to treatment with miltefosine, an alkylphosphocholine. The patient remained well with no signs of infection 2 years after treatment cessation.
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Pubmed ID:18976559
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC2630722
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