Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis: A Case Report |
Chen, Minhua
(Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College)
Ruan, Wei (Department of Communicable Diseases of Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention) Zhang, Lingling (Department of Communicable Diseases of Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention) Hu, Bangchuan (Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College) Yang, Xianghong (Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College) |
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