Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare cause of granulomatous meningoencephalitis associated with high mortality. We report a 69-year-old Caucasian female who presented with a 3-day history of worsening confusion and difficulty with speech.
Binoy Yohannan, Mark Feldman
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Unmasking Balamuthia mandrillaris Through PCR in a Case of Multifocal Brain Lesions [PDF]
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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A Rare Case of Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis in a Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesBalamuthia mandrillaris is a rare and lethal amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), a severe brain infection with a high mortality rate. This manuscript presents a case study of a 5-year-old female patient with B.
Isabella Amado +3 more
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An Optical and Chemiluminescence Assay for Assessing the Cytotoxicity of Balamuthia mandrillaris against Human Neurospheroids [PDF]
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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Antiamoebic Properties of Laboratory and Clinically Used Drugs against Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris are pathogenic free-living amoebae that infect the central nervous system with over 95% mortality rates.
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui +6 more
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18F-FDG PET/CT findings in fatal Balamuthia Mandrillaris encephalitis in brain stem: A case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsWe presented a case of a 66-year-old female whose initial symptom was headache without obvious inducement. The patient's condition progressed rapidly to a semi-coma state after symptomatic treatment.
Hualei Xu +5 more
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Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection associated with improper nasal lavage
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 We report the case of a 69-year-old female who presented with a chronic nasal skin rash, new onset focal seizure, and a cerebral ring-enhancing lesion after a year of improper nasal irrigation.
Keenan J. Piper +5 more
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Disseminated Balamuthia mandrillaris Infection [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015 ABSTRACTBalamuthia mandrillarisis a rare cause of human infection, but when infections do occur, they result in high rates of morbidity and mortality. A case of disseminatedBalamuthiainfection is presented. Early diagnosis and initiation of recommended therapy are essential for increased chances of successful outcomes.
Katherine R, Schafer +7 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. mandrillaris cysts were resistant to repeated freeze–thawing (five times), temperatures of up to 70 °C, 0.5 % SDS,
Ortega Rivas, Antonio +2 more
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Increasing Importance of Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2008 SUMMARY 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, their ...
Abdul, Matin +3 more
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