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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis: A Case Report
Primary amebic encephalitis (PAM) is a devastating central nervous system infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba, which can survive in soil and warm fresh water. Here, a 43-year-old healthy male was exposed to warm freshwater 5 days before the symptom onset. He rapidly developed...
Autores principales: | Chen, Minhua, Ruan, Wei, Zhang, Lingling, Hu, Bangchuan, Yang, Xianghong |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616161/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31284352 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2019.57.3.291 |
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