Community-acquired meningoencephalitis due to concomitant infection caused by Naegleria fowleri and Streptococcus pneumoniae from Karachi, Pakistan: A Case Report

Najia Karim Ghanchi; Safia Bibi; Binish Arif Sultan; Afia Zafar

doi:10.47391/JPMA.4690

Community-acquired meningoencephalitis due to concomitant infection caused by Naegleria fowleri and Streptococcus pneumoniae from Karachi, Pakistan: A Case Report

Najia Karim Ghanchi, Safia Bibi, Binish Arif Sultan, Afia Zafar

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Naegleria fowleri causes acute fatal primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in adults and children with a history of exposure to aquatic activities. However, several cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) have been reported from Karachi with no history of aquatic recreational activities suggesting the presence of N. fowleri in domestic water. This study reports a case of co-infection of N. fowleri with Streptococcus pneumoniae in an elderly hypertensive male.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	396-398
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	73
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4690
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

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Naegleria fowleri
PAM
Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Community-acquired meningoencephalitis due to concomitant infection caused by Naegleria fowleri and Streptococcus pneumoniae from Karachi, Pakistan: A Case Report. / Ghanchi, Najia Karim; Bibi, Safia; Sultan, Binish Arif et al.
In: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol. 73, No. 2, 02.2023, p. 396-398.

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Community-acquired meningoencephalitis due to concomitant infection caused by Naegleria fowleri and Streptococcus pneumoniae from Karachi, Pakistan: A Case Report

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