A Fatal Case of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis from Recreational Waters

BACKGROUND: Naegleria Fowleri is a single-cell, thermophilic amphizoid amoeba, and a rare known causative agent for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis with >97% mortality rate. The amoeba resides in freshwater lakes and ponds but can also survive in inadequately chlorinated pools and recreationa...

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Autores principales: Hamaty, Edward, Faiek, Saif, Nandi, Minesh, Stidd, David, Trivedi, Manish, Kandukuri, Hari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7275226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32550028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9235794

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7275226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32550028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9235794

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