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A case report: primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in a young Zambian adult
BACKGROUND: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a fulminant disease of the brain caused by Naegleria fowleri. Although the disease is rare, the case fatality rate is very high. In this report, we describe the first case of PAM in Zambia. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient presented with sudden...
Autores principales: | Chomba, Mashina, Mucheleng’anga, Luchenga A., Fwoloshi, Sombo, Ngulube, Joseph, Mutengo, Mable M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540533/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2638-8 |
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