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).
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, 2014 Free living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous protozoa, which may behave as parasites under certain conditions. Four genera are recognized as causal agents of infections in humans and animals: Naegleria, Sappinia, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia.
Reyes Batlle, María +7 more
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Climate change and free-living amoebae: overlooked accelerators of antimicrobial resistance and virulence at the environment–human interface [PDF]
Microbiology AustraliaFree-living amoebae (FLA), including Acanthamoeba species, Balamuthia, Naegleria and Sappinia, can cause severe human infections. In addition to their direct pathogenicity, they play a role as intracellular reservoirs that protect bacteria, viruses ...
Yalewayker Asrat +3 more
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Assessment of blood–brain barrier penetration of miltefosine used to treat a fatal case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis possibly caused by an unusual Balamuthia mandrillaris strain [PDF]
, 2015 Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living ameba, causes rare but frequently fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). Few patients have survived after receiving experimental drug combinations, with or without brain lesion excisions.
Roy, Sharon L. +19 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.
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A Descriptive Review of Balamuthia and Non-Keratitis Acanthamoeba Cases in the United States, 1955-2009 [PDF]
, 2011 Free-living amebae are ubiquitous in the environment and occasionally invade and parasitize host tissues causing illness in humans. Despite possibly frequent exposure to these organisms, infection is rare and why some people, healthy or not, end up with
Moser, Melanie A.
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Influence of the Age of Free-Living Amoeba Cysts on Their Vertical Distribution in a Water Column
MicroorganismsFree-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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Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis: An emerging disease with fatal consequences
, 2008 Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE), caused by the protozoan pathogen, Balamuthia mandrillaris, is a serious human disease with fatal consequences and a mortality rate of more than 95%.
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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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, 2007 Cycloheximide, ketoconazole, or preexposure of organisms to cytochalasin D prevented Balamuthia mandrillaris-associated cytopathogenicity in human brain microvascular endothelial cells, which constitute the blood-brain barrier. In an assay for inhibition
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