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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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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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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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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 infection [PDF]

Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2001
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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Balamuthia mandrillaris Infection, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a highly lethal free-living ameba that primarily affects the skin and central nervous system, manifesting clinically as chronic granulomatous lesions and granulomatous encephalitis. Once the central nervous system is involved,
Tzuyi Yang, Yan Lei, Xiaobo Feng, Zhirong Yao, Zhen Zhang   +4 more
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Challenges and advances in the medical treatment of granulomatous amebic encephalitis

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis, caused by the free-living amebae Balamuthia mandrillaris or Acanthamoeba species, is a rare and deadly infectious syndrome with a current mortality rate of >90%.
Natasha Spottiswoode, Julia C. Haston, Natasha W. Hanners, Katherine Gruenberg, Annie Kim, Joseph L. DeRisi, Michael R. Wilson   +6 more
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Balamuthia [PDF]

, 2020
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Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]

, 2020
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Clinical Profile, Epidemiology, and Outcomes of Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Gupta N, Singh S, Salian K, Singh S, Das Adhikari S, Gupta M, Boodman C, Grobusch MP, Kumar TP.   +8 more
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