Identification and molecular typing of Naegleria fowleri from a patient with primary amebic meningoencephalitis in China
Naegleria fowleri is the only Naegleria spp. known to cause an acute, fulminant, and rapidly fatal central nervous system infection in humans called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). In 2016, a patient with suspected PAM was found in Zhejiang Province of China. The pathogen was identified by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218344096 |