Potential Application of Vaporized Drugs via Nasal Inhalers to Prevent Mortality and Central Nervous System Damage Caused by Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Due to Naegleria fowleri

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui; Mohamed Yehia Abouleish; Mustafa Khamis; Taleb Ibrahim; Naveed Ahmed Khan

doi:10.1021/acsptsci.1c00086

Potential Application of Vaporized Drugs via Nasal Inhalers to Prevent Mortality and Central Nervous System Damage Caused by Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Due to Naegleria fowleri

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui
, Mohamed Yehia Abouleish
, Mustafa Khamis
, Taleb Ibrahim
, Naveed Ahmed Khan

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Abstract

Here, it is proposed that nasal inhalers with specific anti-Naegleria fowleri drugs or a combination of anti-N. fowleri compounds combined with steroids such as dexamethasone could provide a practical solution for treating primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1249–1252
Number of pages	4
Journal	ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science
Volume	4
Issue number	3
Early online date	5 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00086
Publication status	Published - 11 Jun 2021

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Siddiqui, R, Abouleish, MY, Khamis, M, Ibrahim, T & Khan, NA 2021, 'Potential Application of Vaporized Drugs via Nasal Inhalers to Prevent Mortality and Central Nervous System Damage Caused by Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Due to Naegleria fowleri', ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 1249–1252. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00086

Potential Application of Vaporized Drugs via Nasal Inhalers to Prevent Mortality and Central Nervous System Damage Caused by Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Due to Naegleria fowleri. / Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; Abouleish, Mohamed Yehia; Khamis, Mustafa et al.
In: ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, Vol. 4, No. 3, 11.06.2021, p. 1249–1252.

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Potential Application of Vaporized Drugs via Nasal Inhalers to Prevent Mortality and Central Nervous System Damage Caused by Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis Due to Naegleria fowleri

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