Fatal primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in a Norwegian tourist returning from Thailand

INTRODUCTION: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare disease caused by the free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri. Infection occurs by insufflation of water containing amoebae into the nasal cavity, and is usually associated with bathing in freshwater. Nasal irrigation is a more rarely re...

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Published in:JMM Case Rep
Main Authors: Stubhaug, Tore Taksdal, Reiakvam, Olaug Marie, Stensvold, Christen Rune, Hermansen, Nils Olav, Holberg-Petersen, Mona, Antal, Ellen-Ann, Gaustad, Knut, Førde, Ingrid Schage, Heger, Bernt
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Language:Inglês
Published: Microbiology Society 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330229/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348761
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005042
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