A 25-year-old woman is brought to the ER by ambulance after…

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A 25-yeаr-оld wоmаn is brоught to the ER by аmbulance after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure at home. She has had headache, neck stiffness and fever for the past several days and has been somewhat confused and not acting like herself. The patient stops seizing with institution of anticonvulsant therapy. A lumbar puncture is performed. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reveals 10 WBCs (normal 0-4) with a lymphocytic predominance, 76 red blood cells (normal 0), a protein level of 63 mg/dL (normal 15-45), and a normal glucose level. The opening pressure was slightly elevated. An electroencephalogram (EEG) shows sharp wave discharges in the temporal lobes. These findings are most likely to result from infection by what organism?

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