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In Vitro Activity of Statins against Naegleria fowleri
Pathogens, 2019 Naegleria fowleri causes a deadly disease called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Even though PAM is still considered a rare disease, the number of reported cases worldwide has been increasing each year.
Aitor Rizo-Liendo +11 more
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Disinfection and environmental studies on pathogenic free-living amoebae : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Microbiology at Massey University [PDF]
, 1982 Over the last fifteen years, there has been an increasing awareness of sporadic cases of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), affecting primarily younger age groups and appearing in an acute fulminant form.
Dawson, Mark William
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Isolation and genotyping of Acanthamoeba strains from corneal infections in Italy [PDF]
, 2010 Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a corneal disease caused by members of a genus of free-living amoebae and is associated predominantly with contact lens (CL) use. This study reports 16 cases of culture-proven AK diagnosed in northern Italy.
Berrilli, F +8 more
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Experimental meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri in mice
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 1984 Experimentally, primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is induced by Naegleria fowleri in mouse and development of PAM may be influenced by the strain, weight and sex of mouse, and inoculum size of N. fowleri trophozoite. In this paper, the effect of these factors on PAM development of mouse was studied. N.
Myoung Hee, Ahn, Kyung Il, Im
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Host resistance of mice to Naegleria fowleri infections [PDF]
, 1983 Melissa Reilly +2 more
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Naegleria fowleri in Pakistan [PDF]
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2020 Mahwish, Ali +2 more
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Experimental Infection of Naegleria fowleri in Mice
Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1998 Ten SPF mice (ddY, 4w-old, female) were infected by nasal instillation with an isolate of Naegleria fowleri that was first isolated from a patient with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Japan. Of these mice, 2 showed clinical signs typical for PAM on the 4th day.
T, Kuroki +6 more
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NAEGLERIA: BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017 Naegleria is a genus of protozoa. The genus was named after French zoologist Mathieu Naegler. Naegleria is a microscopic amoeba that can cause a very rare, but severe, infection of the brain. A brief historical sketch is given since the discovery of this
Sajjad Ahmad, Shaukat Ali
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006 A case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis produced by Naegleria fowleri was diagnosed in the Independencia county of Anzoategui State, Venezuela. This case motivated the realization of the present epidemiological study with the aim of identifying ...
Julman R. Cermeño +7 more
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