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Can naegleria fowleri develop in the nozzle or inside the atomizer bottle of commercially prepared saline solution for babies with purified water?
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Only if contaminated: This infection is generally acquired from fresh water sources like ponds and lakes, and from home use devices only rarely if contaminated with an original source with this infection.
Answered 10/27/2017
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