Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis in a 12-year-old Girl: Report of the First Case Diagnosed in Greece

Affiliations

¹ Second Department of Paediatrics Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens, Greece.
² Department of Microbiology Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Pathology Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," Athens, Greece.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," Athens, Greece.

Panagiota Tsagkli et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 3.

doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004977. Online ahead of print.

¹ Second Department of Paediatrics Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens, Greece.
² Department of Microbiology Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Pathology Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," Athens, Greece.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou," Athens, Greece.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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