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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Deaths Associated With Sinus Irrigation Using Contaminated Tap Water

2012; Oxford University Press; Volume: 55; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/cis626

1537-6591

Jonathan S. Yoder, Susanne Straif-Bourgeois, Shantanu Roy, Thomas A. Moore, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Raoult Ratard, Vincent R. Hill, Jon D. Wilson, Andrea J. Linscott, R. Crager, Natalia A. Kozak, R. Sriram, J. Shankara Narayanan, Bonnie Mull, Amy M. Kahler, Chandra Schneeberger, Alexandre J. da Silva, Mahendra Poudel, Katherine Baumgarten, Lihua Xiao, Michael J. Beach,

Vibrio bacteria research studies

Background. Naegleria fowleri is a climate-sensitive, thermophilic ameba found in the environment, including warm, freshwater lakes and rivers. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which is almost universally fatal, occurs when N. fowleri–containing water enters the nose, typically during swimming, and N. fowleri migrates to the brain via the olfactory nerve. In 2011, 2 adults died in Louisiana hospitals of infectious meningoencephalitis after brief illnesses.