Swimming with death: Naegleria fowleri infections in recreational waters

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-206

  Heggie, Travis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Naegleria fowleri; Primary ameobic meningoencephalitis; Tourist

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADRENALIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; FRESH WATER; HOT WATER; MANNITOL; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; SULFADIAZINE;

ANISOCORIA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BABINSKI REFLEX; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONFUSION; DEATH; DISORIENTATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPISTAXIS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INTUBATION; LETHARGY; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOSE CAVITY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SWIMMING; THROAT DISEASE; VOLCANO;

AMEBICIDES; AMPHOTERICIN B; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; SWIMMING; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 78049314551     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.06.001     Document Type: Review

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