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Detecting Angiostrongylus cantonensis Eosinophilic Meningitis with Highly Sensitive Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction-Report of Five Cases in Southern India
Although more than 30 case reports of eosinophilic meningitis have been attributed to Angiostrongylus cantonensis (A. cantonensis) in India, only three have been microbiologically confirmed (via polymerase chain reaction [PCR] or immunoblot testing). In seven ocular infections and two brain abscesses reported, A. cantonensis was identified on the basis of the morphology of recovered worms. Here, five cases of Angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis (AEM) in children and adults are reported,...