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Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2019 We present the case of a 71-year-old man who was diagnosed with amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. He had rheumatic arthritis for 30 years and had undergone continuous treatment with immunosuppressants.
Su Jung Kum +4 more
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Disseminated Balamuthia mandrillaris Infection. [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare cause of human infection, but when infections do occur, they result in high rates of morbidity and mortality. A case of disseminated Balamuthia infection is presented.
Katherine R. Schafer +21 more
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Increasing Importance of Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2008 Balamuthia mandrillaris is an emerging protozoan parasite, an agent of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis involving the central nervous system, with a case fatality rate of >98%. This review presents our current understanding of Balamuthia infections,
Jayasekera, Samantha +3 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris resistance to hostile conditions [PDF]
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2008 The resistance of Balamuthia mandrillaris to physical, chemical and radiological conditions was tested. Following treatments, viability was determined by culturing amoebae on human brain microvascular endothelial cells for up to 12 days. B.
Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; id_orcid +2 more
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Diagnostic Challenges in Balamuthia Mandrillaris Infections
Parasitology Research, 2013 Balamuthia mandrillaris is an emerging cause of subacute granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). The diagnosis of this infection has proven to be difficult and is usually made postmortem. Early recognition and treatment may offer some benefit.
Marks, Stephen +8 more
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Antiamoebic Properties of Metabolites against Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris
Antibiotics, 2022 Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris are free-living, opportunistic protists, distributed widely in the environment. They are responsible for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), the fatal ...
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui +7 more
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Balamuthia mandrillaris: Morphology, biology, and virulence
Tropical Parasitology, 2015 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a protist pathogen that can cause encephalitis with a fatality rate of \u3e95%. This is due to our incomplete understanding of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of B. mandrillaris encephalitis. B. mandrillaris has two stages
Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah +2 more
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Bioengineering, 2022 A spheroid is a cell aggregate in a three-dimensional context; thereby, it recapitulates the cellular architecture in human tissue. However, the utility of spheroids as an assay for host–parasite interactions remains unexplored.
Worakamol Pengsart, Kasem Kulkeaw
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Detection of
BMC Microbiology, 2008 Background The free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris may cause fatal encephalitis both in immunocompromised and in – apparently – immunocompetent humans and other mammalian species. Rapid, specific, sensitive, and reliable detection requiring little
Lewin Astrid +2 more
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Unmasking Balamuthia mandrillaris Through PCR in a Case of Multifocal Brain Lesions
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesBalamuthia mandrillaris is a rare free-living amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), a frequently fatal central nervous system infection.
Moamen Al Zoubi +8 more
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