Identification and significance of Naegleria fowleri isolated from the hot spring which related to the first primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) patient in Taiwan.

Tung, Min-Che; Hsu, Bing-Mu; Tao, Chi-Wei; Lin, Wei-Chen; Tsai, Hsiu-Feng; Ji, Dar-Der; Shen, Shu-Min; Chen, Jung-Sheng; Shih, Feng-Cheng; Huang, Yu-Li

Tung, Min-Che; Hsu, Bing-Mu; Tao, Chi-Wei; Lin, Wei-Chen; Tsai, Hsiu-Feng; Ji, Dar-Der; Shen, Shu-Min; Chen, Jung-Sheng; Shih, Feng-Cheng; Huang, Yu-Li.

Affiliation

Tung MC; Department of Surgery, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Int J Parasitol ; 43(9): 691-6, 2013 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23665128

Subject(s)

Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections/parasitology; Hot Springs/parasitology; Naegleria fowleri/isolation & purification; Water/parasitology; Animals; Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections/epidemiology; Genotype; Humans; Naegleria fowleri/genetics; Taiwan/epidemiology

Key words

Acanthamoeba spp.; Biofilm; Genotype 2; Hot spring; Naegleria fowleri; Naegleria spp.; PAM patient; Waterlines

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Water / Naegleria fowleri / Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / Hot Springs Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Int J Parasitol Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China Country of publication: United kingdom

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