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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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A rare survivor of Balamuthia granulomatous encephalitis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2011
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rapidly fatal nfection of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by Acanhamoeba spp. and the more recently described Balamuthia andrillaris. The insidious onset of GAE infection renders timely iagnosis difficult, and in combination with the lack of effecive antimicrobial therapy, there are few reports of ...
Elissa, Botterill, Gary, Yip
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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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