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Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay To Detect Acanthamoeba spp., Vermamoeba vermiformis, Naegleria fowleri, and Balamuthia mandrillaris in Different Water Sources. [PDF]

open access: yesAm J Trop Med Hyg
Córdoba-Lanús E   +10 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris amebic encephalitis

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2007
Amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia spp is an increasingly recognized chronic granulomatous central nervous system infectious process, which may affect both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. The course of the disease is insidious and fatal in most cases, mainly due to delayed diagnosis, difficulty in isolation and/or ...
Maria T, Perez, Larry M, Bush
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Balamuthia mandrillaris from soil samples

Microbiology, 2004
Balamuthia mandrillarisamoebas are recognized as a causative agent of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a disease that is usually fatal. They were first recognized when isolated from the brain of a mandrill baboon that died in the San Diego Zoo Wild Life Animal Park. Subsequently, the amoebas have been found in a variety of animals, including humans (
Thelma H, Dunnebacke   +3 more
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Diagnostic challenges in Balamuthia mandrillaris infections

Parasitology Research, 2013
Balamuthia mandrillaris is an emerging cause of subacute granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). The diagnosis of this infection has proven to be difficult and is usually made postmortem. Early recognition and treatment may offer some benefit. This report describes a previously healthy woman who died from GAE due to B. mandrillaris.
Stephen A, Lobo   +8 more
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