Successful Treatment of Confirmed Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Burki, Ahmed Mujadid Khan ; Satti, Luqman ; Mahboob, Saira ; Anwar, Syed Onaiz Zulfiqar ; Bizanjo, Mahwash ; Rafique, Muhammad ; Ghanchi, Najia Karim
• Description:
  Primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri is a rare but nearly always fatal parasitic infection of the brain. Globally, few survivors have been reported, and the disease has no specific treatment. We report a confirmed case in Pakistan in a 22-year-old man who survived after aggressive therapy.
• Subjects:
  Adult Brain Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections Humans Male Naegleria Fowleri Pakistan Survivors Young Adult
• Keywords:
  Bacteria Burkholderia Pseudomallei History Melioidosis Meningitis/Encephalitis Parasites Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(4):803-805
• Pubmed ID:
  38526236
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10977850
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Research Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Pakistan
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a1342ea2bfc67785532425f12de55ed087b566b1ec76ca239fb38285d038f8a1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/152947/cdc_152947_DS1.pdf
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