Important factors causing high fatal cases of Naegleria fowleri primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in Pakistan

被引：3
作者：
Karim, Asad Mustafa [1 ,2 ]
Yasir, Muhammad [3 ]
Ullah, Irfan [4 ]
Lee, Jung Hun [1 ]
Lee, Sang Hee [1 ]
机构：
[1] Myongji Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Natl Leading Res Lab, 116 Myongjiro, Yongin 17058, Gyeonggido, South Korea
[2] Quaid I Azam Univ Islamabad, Dept Biotechnol, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
[3] King Abdulaziz Univ, King Fahd Med Res Ctr, Special Infect Agents Unit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
[4] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Sect Infect Dis, New Haven, CT 06510 USA
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2020年 / 97卷
关键词：
KARACHI; WATER;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.094
中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
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页码：230 / 232
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