Feb 15, 2023
“Brain-eating” amoeba beaten by old European drug
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, neuroscience
A decades-old drug used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) appears to have saved the life of a man infected by the “brain-eating” amoeba — and his case highlights the tremendous potential of a new type of genetic sequencing technology.
The patient: In 2021, a 54-year-old man was admitted to a Northern California hospital following a seizure. After an MRI revealed a mass in his brain, he was transferred to the UCSF Medical Center, where the mass was biopsied.
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