Naegleria fowleri
"Naegleria fowleri" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic protozoa having both an ameboid and flagellate stage in its life cycle. Infection with this pathogen produces PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D016848
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.046.500.700.710.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Naegleria fowleri- Naegleria fowleri
- Naegleria fowlerus
- fowleri, Naegleria
- fowlerus, Naegleria
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Naegleria fowleri" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Linam WM, Cope JR. Naegleria fowleri infections. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017 Nov - Dec; 20:65.
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Pugh JJ, Levy RA. Naegleria fowleri: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology of Brain Inflammation, and Antimicrobial Treatments. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2016 09 21; 7(9):1178-9.
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Sherin K, Linam WM, Jett S. Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis as Cause of Headache and Fever. Am Fam Physician. 2016 Apr 15; 93(8):644.
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Dunn AL, Reed T, Stewart C, Levy RA. Naegleria fowleri That Induces Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis: Rapid Diagnosis and Rare Case of Survival in a 12-Year-Old Caucasian Girl. Lab Med. 2016 May; 47(2):149-54.
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Linam WM, Ahmed M, Cope JR, Chu C, Visvesvara GS, da Silva AJ, Qvarnstrom Y, Green J. Successful treatment of an adolescent with Naegleria fowleri primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Pediatrics. 2015 Mar; 135(3):e744-8.