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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...
Autores principales: | Perumalsamy, Venkatesh, Sundaramoorthy, Raja, Ganesan, Vithiya, Geni, V. G. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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