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Cutaneous Balamuthia mandrillaris infection as a precursor to Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) in a healthy 84-year-old Californian [PDF]

Dermatology Online Journal, 2017
Soil and freshwater-dwelling amoebae may opportunistically infect the skin and evoke a granulomatous dermatitis that camouflages their underlying morphology. Amoebic infestations are incredibly rare in the U.S., predominantly occurring in the young, elderly, and immunocompromised.
Lehmer, Larisa M, Ulibarri, Gabriel E, Ragsdale, Bruce D, Kunkle, James   +3 more
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Isolation and identification of free-living amoeba from the hot springs and beaches of the Caspian Sea

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2020
Free-living amoeba (FLA) such as Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, Balamuthia, and Vermamoeba have been identified from both natural and human-made environments such as Hot springs and spa. Naegleria fowleri causes Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), while
Alireza Latifi, Mahboobeh Salami, Elham Kazemirad, Mohammad Soleimani   +3 more
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Transmission ofBalamuthia mandrillarisby Organ Transplantation [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016
During 2009 and 2010, 2 clusters of organ transplant-transmitted Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living ameba, were detected by recognition of severe unexpected illness in multiple recipients from the same donor.We investigated all recipients and the 2 donors through interview, medical record review, and testing of available specimens retrospectively ...
Eileen C, Farnon, Kenneth E, Kokko, Philip J, Budge, Chukwuma, Mbaeyi, Emily C, Lutterloh, Yvonne, Qvarnstrom, Alexandre J, da Silva, Wun-Ju, Shieh, Sharon L, Roy, Christopher D, Paddock, Rama, Sriram, Sherif R, Zaki, Govinda S, Visvesvara, Matthew J, Kuehnert, Joli, Weiss, Ken, Komatsu, Richard, Manch, Alberto, Ramos, Leonor, Echeverria, Ann, Moore, Phil, Zakowski, Michelle, Kittleson, Jon, Kobashigawa, Jonathan, Yoder, Michael, Beach, William, Mahle, Kirk, Kanter, P J, Geraghty, Eileen, Navarro, Christine, Hahn, Shiro, Fujita, Jim, Stinson, Joel, Trachtenberg, Paul, Byers, Michele, Cheung, Tun, Jie, Bruce, Kaplan, Rainer, Gruessner, Erica, Bracamonte, Chad, Viscusi, Regino, Gonzalez-Peralta, Robert, Lawrence, Jonathan, Fratkin, Fauzia, Butt   +43 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris en el Perú, lesiones cutáneas, meningoencefalitis y métodos de cultivo

Infectio
Las amebas de vida libre son microorganismos abundantes en el suelo y agua en todo el planeta. Algunas especies de estas amebas son capaces de causar muerte en el ser humano y animales, asi como Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri), Acanthamoeba sp.
Alfonso Martín Cabello-Vílchez
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Comparative neuropathology of Balamuthia mandrillaris infection across species

Parasitology
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a rare but frequently fatal infection of the central nervous system.
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Sutherland Maciver, David Lloyd, Naveed Ahmed Khan   +3 more
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The prevalence of free-living amoebae in a South African hospital water distribution system

South African Journal of Science, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of free-living amoebae in the water system of a teaching hospital in Johannesburg (South Africa).
Petros Muchesa, Tobias G. Barnard, Catheleen Bartie   +2 more
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Neurosurgical Biopsy and Resection for Diagnosis and Treatment of Balamuthia mandrillaris Amebic Encephalitis, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We report a systematic case review of antemortem neurosurgical resections and biopsies and outcomes including new lesions after procedure and survival in Balamuthia mandrillaris granulomatous amebic encephalitis.
Beenish Rubbab, Ammar Adenwalla, Natasha Spottiswoode, Julia C. Haston, Sarah Firmani, Sumit Singh, Veena Rajaram, Jay Ramos, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Brett Whittemore, Natasha W. Hanners   +10 more
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Amebiasis of the central nervous system: report of six cases in Peru

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2015
Six cases of amoebic encephalitis admitted to the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases between the years 1994-2010 in Peru are reported. These cases were admitted for clinical suspicion of malignant primary brain tumor and one orbital-nasal sarcoma.
Enrique Orrego-Puelles, Sandro Casavilca, Fausto J. Rodríguez, Bobbi S. Pritt, Miluska Castillo, Carlos A. Castañeda   +5 more
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Influence of the Age of Free-Living Amoeba Cysts on Their Vertical Distribution in a Water Column

Microorganisms
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed protozoa in both natural and artificial environments such as drinking water. In addition to the ability of all FLA to transport various pathogenic microorganisms, certain species, such as Acanthamoeba spp.
Zineb Fechtali-Moute, Sébastien Pomel
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Encephalomyelomeningitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris: A Case Report and Literature Review

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023
XueMei Fan,1 TianWen Chen,1 Hui Yang,1 Yue Gao,2,* Yan Chen1,* 1Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General ...
Fan X, Chen T, Yang H, Gao Y, Chen Y
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