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Balamuthia mandrillaris infection: report of 1st autochthonous, fatal case in Italy

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We thank Manuela Rescali, administrative assistant, Infectious Diseases Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Istituto Pediatrico di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Genova, Italia, for editing support

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  1. Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy

    Carolina Saffioti, Alessio Mesini, Roberta Caorsi, Mariasavina Severino & Marco Gattorno

  2. Infectious Disease Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Istituto Pediatrico Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Via Gerolamo Gaslini 5, 16147, Genova, Italy

    Elio Castagnola

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C.S. and E.C. conceived, designed the study, and drafted the manuscript.

M.G. and R.C. admitted and treated the patient to the hospital and collected clinical data.

All authors contributed to interpretation of the data and commented on the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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Saffioti, C., Mesini, A., Caorsi, R. et al. Balamuthia mandrillaris infection: report of 1st autochthonous, fatal case in Italy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 41, 685–687 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04404-9

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