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Presence of rotavirus and free-living amoebae in the water supplies of Karachi, Pakistan

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Rotavirus and pathogenic free-living amoebae are causative agents of important health problems, especially for developing countries like Pakistan where the population has limited access to clean water supplies.
Farzana Abubakar Yousuf, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan   +2 more
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Recognition of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae in the Surface Water in Shiraz, Iran [PDF]

Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2014
Background: There are many genera of free-living amoeba in the environment, but members of only four genera (Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia and Sappinia) have an association with human infection.
Behnam Mohammadi- Ghalehbin, Gholam Reza Hatam, Iraj Mohammad-Pour, Nafise Ghobakhloo, Faeze Foroughi- Parvar   +4 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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Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment Plans of Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Pediatrics Review
Background: Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba responsible for a rare but fatal microbial encephalitis in pediatric patients. Pediatric cases are extremely rare and typically present with nonspecific symptoms, leading to delayed diagnosis ...
Hoda Mehrabi, Reza Ghasemikhah
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Balamuthia Mandrillaris Encephalitis: Slow but Lethal March Towards the Brain

Balamuthia mandrillaris causes granulomatous amebic encephalitis. It is puzzling that unlike many blood-borne pathogens that can invade the central nervous system within hours, B.
Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; id_orcid, Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Maciver, Sutherland Kester   +2 more
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PRIMARY AMOEBIC MENINGO ENCEPHALITIS- A CASE STUDY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2013
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is caused by the small, pathogenic, free-living amoeba Naegleria Fowleri, Acanthamoeba species and Balamuthia mandrillaris. The first of these, N.
Col Naila Azam ., Azhar Hayat .
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The role of plasma metagenomic sequencing in identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis

Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare, free-living amoeba (FLA) that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a disease with close to 90% mortality. The geographical ranges of many FLA are expanding, potentially increasing human exposure to B. mandrillaris.
Sarah Y. Edminster, Ryan W. Rebbe, Christopher Khatchadourian, Kyle M. Hurth, Anna J. Mathew, Julie Huss-Bawab, Mark S. Shiroishi, Devin Clark, Andrew P. Norgan, Susan M. Butler-Wu, Annie Hiniker   +10 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris infection [PDF]

Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2001
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Fatal consequences of freshwater pearl diving. [PDF]

, 2013
Baker, S, Campbell, James, Hoang Mai, NT, Campbell, J, Nga, TV, Man, DN, Loc, Pham Phu, Thai, CQ, Thai, Cao Quang, Chau, Tran Thi Hong, Loc, PP, Thai, LH, Whitehorn, J, Phu, NH, Nghia, HD, Thai, Le Hong, Man, Dinh Nguyen Huy, Phuong, Tran My, Phuong, TM, Van Vinh Chau, Nguyen, Whitehorn, James, Chau, TT, Phu, Nguyen Hoan, Hoang Mai, Nguyen Thi, Van Vinh Chau, N, Nga, Tran Vu Thieu, Baker, Stephen, Nghia, Ho Dang Trung   +27 more
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Balamuthia [PDF]

, 2020
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