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  Vol. 133 No. 10, October 1979 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Primary amebic meningoencephalitis

C. P. Darby, S. E. Conradi, T. W. Holbrook and C. Chatellier

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis a rapidly fatal CNS infection caused by the free-living ameba Naegleria fowleri. The disease is acquired by swimming in fresh water and is being recognized with increasing frequency. Results of early diagnosis and treatment with amphotericin and other drugs suggest therapeutic optimism. Epidemiological surveys have shown the organism to be commonly present in fresh-water lakes in the warmer parts of the world. Prompt recognition and treatment is vital.

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