Fatal Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis in Nebraska: Case Report and Environmental Investigation, August 2022

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare and lethal infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. We report an epidemiological and environmental investigation relating to a case of PAM in a previously healthy boy age 8 years. An interview of the patient’s family was conducted to determine the lik...

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Autores principales: Maloney, Patrick, Mowrer, Clayton, Jansen, Lauren, Karre, Tess, Bedrnicek, Jiri, Obaro, Stephen K., Iwen, Peter C., McCutchen, Emily, Wetzel, Chad, Frederick, Justin, Ashraf, Muhammad Salman, Donahue, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10397427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37460088
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0211

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10397427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37460088
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0211

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