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Survival of primary amebic meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: First reported case from Tamil Nadu, South India

A case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in a 47-year-old male is described. The disease may have been contracted during bathing. The source of water was from a pond. The clinical presentation, the isolation of the ameba from the cerebrospinal fluid, and the response to amphotericin B are...

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Autores principales: Perumalsamy, Venkatesh, Sundaramoorthy, Raja, Ganesan, Vithiya, Geni, V. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7951067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33747885
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tp.TP_34_19