Clinical Improvement of Disseminated Acanthamoeba Infection in a Patient with Advanced HIV Using a Non-Miltefosine-Based Treatment Regimen in a Low-Resource Setting

Clinical Improvement of Disseminated Acanthamoeba Infection in a Patient with Advanced HIV Using a Non-Miltefosine-Based Treatment Regimen in a Low-Resource Setting

Disseminated <i>Acanthamoeba</i> species infection is likely an underrecognized and underdiagnosed opportunistic infection in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease in South Africa. It presents a unique clinical challenge in that the diagnosis can be difficult...

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Main Authors: Denasha L. Reddy, Eunice van den Berg, Wayne Grayson, Matilda Mphahlele, John Frean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
acanthamoeba
miltefosine
HIV
opportunistic infections
amphotericin B deoxycholate
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/2/24

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