Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
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Primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
We report an 8 month-old infant with primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAME) due to Naegleria fowleri. The child was treated with amphotericin B, chloramphenicol and rifampicin for 3 weeks. PAME is an almost universally fatal condition with very few survivors till date. Our patient was one of the rare survivors who recovered after treatment and was discharged without any residual neurological...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Emergency Care
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0749-5161
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-198609000-00006