Open AccessDiagnosis, Clinical Course, and Treatment of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis in the United States, 1937-2013
Author(s) -
L. G. Capewell,
A Harris,
Jonathan S. Yoder,
Jennifer R. Cope,
Brittany A Eddy,
Shantanu Roy,
Govinda S. Visvesvara,
LeAnne M. Fox,
Michael J. Beach
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piu103
Subject(s) - naegleria fowleri , medicine , meningoencephalitis , cerebrospinal fluid , meningitis , pediatrics , pathology
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rapidly progressing waterborne illness that predominately affects children and is nearly always fatal. PAM is caused by Naegleria fowleri, a free-living amoeba found in bodies of warm freshwater worldwide.
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