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Human infections caused by free-living amoebae

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Introduction Among free-living amoebae that are widely distributed in nature only four genera/species are known as agents of human infections: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleriafowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris and Sappiniapedata.
Katarzyna Król-Turmińska, Alina Olender   +1 more
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A devastating case of a Balamuthia mandrillaris pediatric brain infection

Radiology Case Reports
Balamuthia mandrillaris is an amoeba that causes an uncommon but deadly encephalitis, referred to as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). The highest incidence reported worldwide has occurred in America, and within the United States, it has been ...
Kathryn A. Szymanski, BS, Michael S. Kuwabara, MD, Neil Friedman, MBChB, Cory M. Pfeifer, MD, MBA, MPH, MS, FAAP   +3 more
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Combating Acanthamoeba spp. cysts: what are the options?

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Acanthamoeba spp. are protist pathogens and causative agents of serious infections including keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. Its ability to convert into dormant and highly resistant cysts form limits effectiveness of available ...
Ayaz Anwar, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui   +2 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess successfully treated with complete surgical excision and prolonged combination antimicrobial therapy

, 2011
Amoebic encephalitis is an uncommon and usually fatal condition. This case describes successful treatment of a Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess using prolonged antimicrobial agents with complete excision.
Andrew Fuller, Rhoda Cameron, Sharon R. Lewin, Gregory Malham, Joseph S. Doyle, Emer Campbell, Denis W. Spelman, Douglas Gin   +7 more
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Drug modifications:graphene oxide-chitosan loading enhanced anti-amoebic effects of pentamidine and doxycycline [PDF]

Acanthamoeba castellanii is the causative pathogen of a severe eye infection, known as Acanthamoeba keratitis and a life-threatening brain infection, named granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.
Alawfi, Bader S., Alawfi, B. S, Daalah, M, Anwar, A, Gul, Jasra, Jabri, Tooba, Ahmed, Usman, Ying, T. Y, Ying, Tan Yee, Ahmed, U, Tong, Y. J, Shah, M. R, Gul, J, Tong, Yeo Jia, Siddiqui, R, Shah, Muhammad Raza, Khan, N., Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Daalah, Meshal, Jabri, T, Anwar, Ayaz, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah   +21 more
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ePosters Virtual

European Journal of Neurology, Volume 33, Issue S1, June 2026.
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Comparative neuropathology of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba spp. across species

Parasitology
Acanthamoeba species are free-living amoebae that cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a rare but frequently fatal infection of the central nervous system that predominantly affects immunocompromised individuals.
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Sutherland Maciver, David Lloyd, Naveed Ahmed Khan   +3 more
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Mitochondrial genome diversity of Balamuthia mandrillaris revealed by a fatal case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2023
Law CT, Nivesvivat T, Xiong Q, Kulkeaw K, Shi L, Ruenchit P, Suwanpakdee D, Suwanpakdee P, Tongkrajang N, Sarasombath PT, Tsui SK.   +10 more
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Amoebic granulomatous encephalitis in an immunocompetent patient

, 2016
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is an infrequent clinical entity, usually present in immunocompromised persons, where the few cases reported in the literature are due to infections by free-living amoebas present throughout the world, standing out as ...
Matos, Roberto, Ruiz, Jenny, Casanova, Leonardo, Gonzalez, Gustavo   +3 more
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Phylogeography of Japanese encephalitis virus:genotype is associated with climate [PDF]

, 2013
The circulation of vector-borne zoonotic viruses is largely determined by the overlap in the geographical distributions of virus-competent vectors and reservoir hosts.
Leigh Brown Andrew J., Amy J. Schuh (331085), Schuh Amy J., Barrett Alan D. T., Melissa J Ward, Melissa J. Ward, Ward Melissa J., Schuh, Amy J, Andrew J. Leigh Brown (63226), Amy J. Schuh, Barrett, Alan D T, Andrew J Leigh Brown, Alan D. T. Barrett (389974), Melissa J. Ward (155004), Andrew J. Leigh Brown, Ward, Melissa J, Leigh Brown, Andrew, Amy J Schuh, Alan D T Barrett, Alan D. T. Barrett   +19 more
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