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Case Reports
. 2015 Feb;21(2):382-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid2102.141576.

Fatal meningoencephalitis in child and isolation of Naegleria fowleri from hot springs in Costa Rica

Elizabeth Abrahams-Sandí, Lissette Retana-Moreira, Alfredo Castro-Castillo, María Reyes-Batlle, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales
Case Reports

Fatal meningoencephalitis in child and isolation of Naegleria fowleri from hot springs in Costa Rica

Elizabeth Abrahams-Sandí et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Feb.
No abstract available

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