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A Fatal Case of Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis in Taiwan
After bathing at a hot spring resort, a 75-year-old man presented to the emergency department because of seizure-like attack with loss of conscious. This is the first case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri in Taiwan. PAM was diagnosed based on detection of activ...
Autores principales: | Su, Mei-Yu, Lee, Ming-Shih, Shyu, Ling-Yuh, Lin, Wei-Chen, Hsiao, Pei-Ching, Wang, Chi-Ping, Ji, Dar-Der, Chen, Ke-Min, Lai, Shih-Chan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662064/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23710088 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.2.203 |
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