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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Microbiology Society
2016
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| 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 |