TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful Treatment of Confirmed Naegleria fowleri Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
AU - Burki, Ahmed Mujadid Khan
AU - Satti, Luqman
AU - Mahboob, Saira
AU - Anwar, Syed Onaiz Zulfiqar
AU - Bizanjo, Mahwash
AU - Rafique, Muhammad
AU - Ghanchi, Najia Karim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188985951&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3201/eid3004.230979
DO - 10.3201/eid3004.230979
M3 - Article
C2 - 38526236
AN - SCOPUS:85188985951
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 30
SP - 803
EP - 805
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -
