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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.

The third case in the UK of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is reported; it affected an 11-year-old girl. Six days before admission the girl had swum in a pool fed by hot spring water in which the causative agent Naegleria fowleri was found. Early treatment with amphotericin B would seem to offe...

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Main Authors: Cain, A R, Wiley, P F, Brownell, B, Warhurst, D C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1981
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1627102/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7469467
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