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Description

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amebae that can infect the central nervous system (CNS) and cause life-threatening disease. The route of entry and clinical course of infection varies with the type of ameba involved. N. fowleri live in warm, stagnant fresh water lakes and nonsterile water. The amebae is acquired by entering through the nasal sinuses, traveling along the olfactory nerve through the skull and into the central nervous system (CNS). N. fowleri causes rapidly progressive primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) and is typically fatal within several days of exposure. Most diagnoses are made after death due to the rarity of the condition. PMID: 22520593 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Naegleria fowleri
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
N fowleri

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 福氏耐格里阿米巴
fr-CA French (Canada) Naegleria fowleri
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Naegleria fowleri
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Naegleria fowleri
it-IT Italian (Italy) Naegleria fowleri
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Naegleria fowleri
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Naegleria fowleri
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Naegleria fowleri
fr-BE French (Belgium) Naegleria fowleri