| Literature DB >> 8242970 |
A Wang1, R Kay, W S Poon, H K Ng.
Abstract
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri was found in a 38-year-old Chinese man living in Hong Kong who presumably acquired the infection from swimming in a hot spring in neighbouring China. Amoebic cysts were identified in tissue taken from a brain abscess. The patient responded to surgical drainage and a 6-week course of amphotericin B, rifampicin and chloramphenicol. This is one of 6 cases of successful treatment of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis documented in the medical literature.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8242970 DOI： 10.1016/0303-8467(93)90132-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Neurol Neurosurg ISSN： 0303-8467 Impact factor: 1.876