Fatal Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri: The First Imported Case in Korea

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare, but almost always fatal, central nervous system infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, which are thermophilic free-living amoeba. Here, we report the first case of PAM detected in South Korea, probably imported from Thailand. Despite antimicrobial...

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Autores principales: Hong, Kyung-Wook, Jeong, Jong Hwan, Byun, Jung-Hyun, Hong, Sung-Hee, Ju, Jung-Won, Bae, In-Gyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10522881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727924
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2023.0189

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10522881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727924
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2023.0189

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