Future priorities in tackling infections due to brain-eating amoebae

Brain-eating amoebae (Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri) can cause opportunistic infections involving the central nervous system. It is troubling that the mortality rate is more than 90% despite advances in antimicrobial chemotherapy over the last few decades. Here, we...

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Main Authors: Khan, Naveed Ahmed *, Anwar, Ayaz *, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/534/1/Naveed%20Khan%20Priorities_Brain%20eating%20amoebae.pdf
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/534/
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