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Cập nhật tài liệu nghiên cứu liên quan amip gây bệnh lý não và màng não trên thế giới (1960 – 2014)
Viêm não màng não do amip là một nhiễm trùng hệ thần kinh trung ương rất hiếm gặp và thường xuất hiện rải rác, do tác nhân các amip sống tự do, đặc biệt Naegleria fowleri và Balamuthia mandrillaris, cũng như loài Acanthamoeba và Sappinia. Các tài liệu tổng hợp và cập nhật thông tin về bệnh lý mới viêm não màng não do tác nhân amip là mối đe dọa mới với sức khỏe con người Điển hình, N. fowleri gây ra các ca viêm não màng não do amip tiên phát (primary amebic meningoencephalitis_PAM) và các loài amip khác gây viêm não dạng u hạt (granulomatous amebic encephalitis_GAE) mà lâm sàng khó có thể phân biệt với viêm não màng não do virus hoặc vi khuẩn và hầu như các ca đều tử vong. Tại Việt Nam, gần đây trong Hội thảo về các bệnh nhiễm trùng đang nổi có báo cáo hai ca bệnh (1 bệnh nhân nam 23 tuổi và 1 trẻ em 6 tuổi có yếu tố dịch tễ). 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