Serologic survey for exposure following fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection [PDF]
Parasitology Research, 2014 Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) from Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living ameba, has a case fatality rate exceeding 90% among recognized cases in the USA. In August 2010, a GAE cluster occurred following transplantation of infected organs from a previously healthy landscaper in Tucson, AZ, USA, who died from a suspected stroke.
Brendan R, Jackson +12 more
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Glycolytic Inhibitors as Leads for Drug Discovery in the Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae [PDF]
, 2023 The free-living amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, can cause a rare yet usually lethal infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Because of poor diagnostics and limited treatment options, the mortality rate associated with the disease is \
Milanes, Jillian
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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 +5 more
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In vitro efficacy of clinically available drugs against growth and viability of Acanthamoeba castellanii keratitis isolate belonging to the T4 genotype [PDF]
, 2013 The effects of clinically available drugs targeting muscarinic cholinergic, adrenergic, dopaminergic, and serotonergic receptors; intracellular calcium levels and/or the function of calcium-dependent biochemical pathways; ion channels; and cellular pumps
Baig, Abdul Mannan +2 more
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BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE MAJOR FREE-LIVING AMOEBAE OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE [PDF]
, 2014 O objetivo desta revisão é de compilar informações sobre os principais aspectos das amebas de vida-livre (AVL). Para tal, foram consultados artigos depositados no PubMed, entre os anos de 1947 a 2014.
Ballarini, Arnaldo José +5 more
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Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) from Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living ameba, has a case fatality rate exceeding 90% among recognized cases in the USA.
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Functional Assessment of 2,177 U.S. and International Drugs Identifies the Quinoline Nitroxoline as a Potent Amoebicidal Agent against the Pathogen Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
, 2018 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a pathogenic free-living amoeba that causes a rare but almost always fatal infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Two distinct forms of B.
Ang, Kenny +9 more
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Solid Organ Transplant and Parasitic Diseases: A Review of the Clinical Cases in the Last Two Decades. [PDF]
, 2018 The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of parasitic infections in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. We conducted a systematic review of literature records on post-transplant parasitic infections, published from 1996 to 2016 and ...
Bruschi, Fabrizio
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Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of Fatal Balamuthia Amoebic Encephalitis: A Case Report
DiagnosticsBackground: Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoebic parasite that primarily causes rare opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare yet severe parasitic infection affecting the central ...
Yuanyuan Feng +7 more
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Az intraspecifikus polimorfizmus és prokarióta szimbionták vizsgálata klonálisan szaporodó amöboid egysejtű szervezeteknél = Intraspecific polymorphism and prokaryotic symbionts in clonal amoeboid organisms [PDF]
, 2010 A szabadonélő házas amőbák közé tartozó Arcella (Amoebozoa, Arcellinida) genus különböző fajaiból vegyes és klóntenyészetek létrehozását követően molekuláris filogenetikai vizsgálatokkal elhelyeztem a genust az Amoebozoa törzsfán a Tubulina csoporton ...
Török, Júlia Katalin
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