TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRimary amebic meningoencephalitis
AU  - Darby CP, Conradi SE, Holbrook TW, Chatellier C
Y1  - 1979/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130100049010
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 1025
EP  - 1027
VL  - 133
IS  - 10
N2  - • Primary amebic meningoencephalitis is a rapidly fatal CNS infection caused by the free-living ameba Naegleria fowleri. The disease is acquired by swimming in fresh water and is being recognized with increasing frequency. Results of early diagnosis and treatment with amphotericin and other drugs suggest therapeutic optimism. Epidemiological surveys have shown the organism to be commonly present in fresh-water lakes in the warmer parts of the world. Prompt recognition and treatment is vital.(Am J Dis Child 133:1025-1027, 1979)
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130100049010
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130100049010
ER  -