Fatal primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in a Norwegian tourist returning from Thailand

INTRODUCTION: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare disease caused by the free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri. Infection occurs by insufflation of water containing amoebae into the nasal cavity, and is usually associated with bathing in freshwater. Nasal irrigation is a more rarely re...

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Autores principales: Stubhaug, Tore Taksdal, Reiakvam, Olaug Marie, Stensvold, Christen Rune, Hermansen, Nils Olav, Holberg-Petersen, Mona, Antal, Ellen-Ann, Gaustad, Knut, Førde, Ingrid Schage, Heger, Bernt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005042

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005042

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