Primary amebic meningoencephalitis: A silent killer

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 365-369

  Grate Jr , Isaac ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphoterici B; Naegleria fowleri; Primary amebic meningoencephalitis; Trophozoite

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTRIAXONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NECK PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33750230178     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S148180350001410X     Document Type: Article

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