primary amebic meningoencephalitis
Sign in to saveAlso known as primary amebic menencephalitis, naegleriasis, amebic encephalitis, PAM, naegleria infection, Naegleria fowleri infection, Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, infections, Naegleria fowleri
extremely rare type of amoebiasis that infects the brain
Research
7,697 papers- Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: Pathogenesis and Treatments.Biomolecules · 2021
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis: a review of Naegleria fowleri and analysis of successfully treated cases.Parasitology research · 2024
- Amebic encephalitis and meningoencephalitis: an update on epidemiology, diagnostic methods, and treatment.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2023
- Nurse's guide to primary amebic meningoencephalitis.Nursing · 2018
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis: a case report and literature review.Pediatric emergency care · 2012
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
- Image
- Méningo-encéphalite amibienne primitive.JPG
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- symptoms and signs
- coma
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Medicine
- anatomical location
- nose
- health specialty
- infectious diseases
- has cause
- Naegleria fowleri
- exact match
- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0050242
- minimal incubation period in humans
- 3
- maximal incubation period in humans
- 17
- medical examination
- microbiological culture
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- azithromycin
- Commons category
- Amoebic meningo-encephalitis
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