A Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Case Associated with Rafting on an Artificial Whitewater River

BACKGROUND: Naegleria fowleri is a climate-sensitive thermophilic ameba found in freshwater that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM; 0–8 infections per year in the U.S.) when it enters the nose and migrates to the brain. Patient exposure to water containing the ameba typically occurs in...

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Autores principales: Cope, Jennifer, Murphy, Jennifer, Kahler, Amy, Gorbett, Daniel, Ali, Ibne, Taylor, Brandi, Corbitt, Lisa, Roy, Shantanu, Lee, Nicole, Roellig, Dawn, Brewer, Scott, Hill, Vincent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631770/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.714

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631770/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.714

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