Literature DB >> 16002330

Diagnosis of the primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri.

Tatsuru Hara1, Toshihide Fukuma.   

Abstract

Trophozoites of the free-living amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of meningoencephalitis patient. The infecting agent was identified as N. fowleri based on morphologic, serologic and molecular techniques carried out on the isolated organisms.

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Year:  2005        PMID: 16002330     DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.06.001

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Parasitol Int        ISSN: 1383-5769            Impact factor:   2.230


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1.  Comparison of the clinical presentations of Naegleria fowleri primary amoebic meningoencephalitis with pneumococcal meningitis: a case-control study.

Authors:  Mohammad Faizan Zahid; Muhammad Hamza Saad Shaukat; Bilal Ahmed; Mohammad Asim Beg; Muhammad Masood Kadir; Syed Faisal Mahmood
Journal:  Infection       Date:  2016-02-27       Impact factor: 3.553

2.  Multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Naegleria fowleri.

Authors:  Yvonne Qvarnstrom; Govinda S Visvesvara; Rama Sriram; Alexandre J da Silva
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2006-10       Impact factor: 5.948

3.  Naegleria fowleri after 50 years: is it a neglected pathogen?

Authors:  Moisés Martínez-Castillo; Roberto Cárdenas-Zúñiga; Daniel Coronado-Velázquez; Anjan Debnath; Jesús Serrano-Luna; Mineko Shibayama
Journal:  J Med Microbiol       Date:  2016-07-04       Impact factor: 2.472

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