Brain-eating amoebae: is killing the parasite our only option to prevent death?

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2022 Jan;20(1):1-2. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1927712. Epub 2021 May 14.

Authors

Naveed Ahmed Khan¹, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad², Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
² Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
³ College of Arts and Sciences, University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

PMID: 33960281
DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1927712

No abstract available

Keywords: Brain-eating amoebae; Cysts: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis; Naegleria fowleri; encystation; treatment.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections* / parasitology
Humans
Naegleria fowleri*
Parasites*