It turned the water was contaminated with Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that causes
deadly brain infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tamoxifen, a drug currently used to treat breast cancer, also kills a fungus that causes
a deadly brain infection in immunocompromised patients.
In the spring of 2009, the maker of a biologic known as Raptiva voluntarily withdrew the drug from the market following reports of a rare but
deadly brain infection.
Not exact matches
The
deadliest complication of otitis media is a
brain abscess, an accumulation of pus in the
brain due to an
infection.
On the safety side, the panelists delved into the possible risks of injecting genetically modified cells into patients, including the potential for
deadly viral
infections,
brain toxicity, and, paradoxically, the growth of new tumors brought about by CAR - T cells years after treatment.
«New way to prevent a
deadly fungal
infection spreading to the
brain.»
The
infection can also cause potentially
deadly brain inflammation.