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Neurosurgical Biopsy and Resection for Diagnosis and Treatment of Balamuthia mandrillaris Amebic Encephalitis, United States
Beenish Rubbab, Ammar Adenwalla, Natasha Spottiswoode, Julia C. Haston, Sarah Firmani, Sumit Singh, Veena Rajaram, Jay Ramos, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Brett Whittemore, and Natasha W. Hanners
Author affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA (B. Rubbab, A. Adenwalla, S. Singh, V. Rajaram, B. Whittemore, N.W. Hanners); University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA (N. Spottiswoode); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.C. Haston, I.K.M. Ali); Children’s Health, Dallas (S. Firmani, J. Ramos)
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Suggested citation for this article: Rubbab B, Adenwalla A, Spottiswoode N, Haston JC, Firmani S, Singh S, et al. Neurosurgical biopsy and resection for diagnosis and treatment of Balamuthia mandrillaris amebic encephalitis, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2026 Jul [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3207.260725
DOI: 10.3201/eid3207.260725
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