Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis in an Infant due to Naegleria fowleri

Table 1

Indian cases of Naegleria fowleri meningitis.

Year	Author	Age/sex	Contact with water	Investigation	Treatment	Outcome
1971	Pan and Ghosh [1]	3 yrs/male	Yes	CSF wet mount	Amphotericin B, Sulphadiazine, and Dexamethasone	Cured
1971	Pan and Ghosh [1]	5 months/male	—	CSF wet mount	Sulphadiazine, Streptomycin, and Amphotericin B	Cured
1998	Singh et al. [2]	8 yrs/male	No	CSF wet mount	Amphotericin B, and Rifampicin	Cured
2002	Shenoy et al. [3]	4 months and 8 days/male	Yes	CSF wet mount	Amphotericin B	Died
2002	Jain et al. [4]	26 yrs/female	No	CSF wet mount	Amphotericin B, and Rifampicin	Cured
2005	Hebbar et al. [5]	5 months/male	Yes	CSF wet mount	Amphotericin B, Chloramphenicol, and Metronidazole	Died
2006	Tungikar et al. [6]	30 yrs/male	No	CSF wet mount	Cefotaxime, Amikacin, Metronidazole, and Azithromycin	Died
2008	Kaushal et al. [7]	36 yrs/male	Yes	CSF wet mount	Amphotericin B, Rifampicin, and Ceftazidime	Died
Present case	Vinay et al.	5 months/male	—	CSF wet mount	Amphotericin B, and Ceftazidime	Died