title: Acanthameba meningitis with successful outcome.
abstract: We report a rare cause of sub acute meningitis in a 15-yr-old immunocompetent female child with successful outcome. The etiological agent was Acanthamoeba. The child was successfully treat with combination of Ketoconazole. Rifampicin, cotrimoxa zole and for a period of 9 month.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Fortis Hospital, Sita Ram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Purbi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burman
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents