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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2014

Fatal Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis Due to Balamuthia mandrillaris in New Mexico: A Case Report.

Talia N Pindyck, Lauren E Dvorscak, Blaine L Hart, Michael D Palestine, Joel E Gallant, Sarah E Allen, Karen S SantaCruz

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Talia N PindyckDepartments of Internal Medicine.
Lauren E DvorscakPathology.
Blaine L HartRadiology , University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center , Albuquerque.
Michael D PalestineSouthwest CARE Center , Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Joel E GallantSouthwest CARE Center , Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Sarah E AllenDepartments of Internal Medicine.
Karen S SantaCruzPathology.
Southwest Regional Wound Care Center · USUniversity of New Mexico · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that can cause granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). We report a case in an individual with a history of alcohol abuse, cocaine use, and ditch water exposure. This is the first reported case of GAE due to B mandrillaris in New Mexico.

Indexed as

amebaBalamuthia mandrillarisdiagnosisencephalitisgranulomatous amebic encephalitis

Identifiers

PMID25734132
PMCPMC4281802
OpenAlexW2145475255

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