Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Associated with Rafting on an Artificial Whitewater River: Case Report and Environmental Investigation

BACKGROUND: Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic ameba found in freshwater that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) when it enters the nose and migrates to the brain. Patient exposure to water containing the ameba typically occurs in warm freshwater lakes and ponds during recreational wat...

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Publicat a:Clin Infect Dis
Autors principals: Cope, Jennifer R., Murphy, Jennifer, Kahler, Amy, Gorbett, Daniel G., Ali, Ibne, Taylor, Brandi, Corbitt, Lisa, Roy, Shantanu, Lee, Nicole, Roellig, Dawn, Brewer, Scott, Hill, Vincent R.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: 2018
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801760/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29401275
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix810
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