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Lethal encounters: The evolving spectrum of amoebic meningoencephalitis
The free-living amoebae are thermophilic organisms that may play an increasing role among diseases of a warming world. They are uncommon, accidental, yet high consequence pathogens, with differing pathologic syndromes. New prospects for diagnosis and life-saving treatment make early disease recognit...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6430007/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30937287 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00524 |
| Sumario: | The free-living amoebae are thermophilic organisms that may play an increasing role among diseases of a warming world. They are uncommon, accidental, yet high consequence pathogens, with differing pathologic syndromes. New prospects for diagnosis and life-saving treatment make early disease recognition imperative. We review the three most commonly diagnosed species that infect humans: Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba species, and Balamuthia mandrillaris. |
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