Journal
ACTA TROPICA
Volume 142, Issue -, Pages 86-88Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.11.004
Keywords
Naegleria fowleri; Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis; Brain-eating amoebae; Diagnosis; Treatment; Management
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- Aga Khan University
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In view of the devastating nature of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri and the problems associated with diagnostic delays and chemotherapeutic failures, here we propose a noninvasive diagnostic method using the 'reverse transcribrial route device', a novel strategy in the management of this life-threatening infection with a case fatality rate of more than 90%. The proposed rationale should stimulate interest in this emerging infection that almost always proves fatal. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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