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Acanthamoeba encephalitis: isolation of genotype T1 in mycobacterial liquid culture medium.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2015
Azzam Rula, Badenoch Paul R, Francis Michelle J, Fernandez Charles, Adamson Penelope J, Dendle Claire, Woolley Ian, Robson Jenny, Korman Tony M, Graham Maryza
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of Acanthamoeba encephalitis diagnosed from an antemortem brain biopsy specimen, where the organism was first isolated in mycobacterial liquid medium and first identified by using a sequence generated by a commercial panfungal sequencing assay. We correlate susceptibility results with clinical outcome.
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