| primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in a young male from northwestern mexico. | primary meningoencephalitis caused by naegleria fowleri was documented in a 16-year-old male from mexicali in the state of baja california in mexico. in august 1978, seven days after sustaining moderate head trauma while swimming in a shallow, stagnant irrigation ditch on a hot summer day, the patient presented an acute illness with severe headache, fever and convulsions rapidly progressing into a comatose state. actively moving trophozoites were observed in the spinal fluid on admission. the pa ... | 1984 | 6485064 |
| five cases of primary amebic meningoencephalitis in mexicali, mexico: study of the isolates. | five naegleria strains isolated from patients with primary amebic meningoencephalitis and one strain isolated from the water of an artificial canal were investigated. all strains were pathogenic for mice when instilled intranasally and showed cytopathic effects in vero cell cultures. their growth characteristics (isolation and subculture at 45 degrees c), serological results, and isoenzyme patterns permitted us to identify the six strains as naegleria fowleri. this is the first time that naegler ... | 1993 | 8458963 |