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Emergence of Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2015
We report two cases of fatal chronic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in immunocompetent men. Diagnosis of amoebic meningoencephalitis was made ante-mortem in one case and postmortem in another by histopathological examination and confirmed by demonstration of B. mandrillaris deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by polymerase chain reaction
S, Khurana, V, Hallur, M K, Goyal, R, Sehgal, B D, Radotra   +4 more
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Granulomatous amebic encephalitis in a patient treated with chemotherapy: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Journal of Neurocritical Care
Background Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) is caused by Acanthamoeba species or Balamuthia mandrillaris, which are microscopic, free-living amoebas found worldwide. People with compromised immune systems are at an increased risk of fatal cerebral
Marcos R. Flores, Miranda G. Montion, Aneesha N. Usman, Munachiso A. Ngene, Samir Ruxmohan   +4 more
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Amibas de vida libre en pozas, piscinas y lagos de El Salvador [PDF]

, 2011
Se examinan 60 muestras de agua provenientes de 30 sitios del territorio salvadoreño donde se ubican reservorios de agua utilizados por la población de cada muestra incluyó: fecha de colecta, ubicación del lugar, toma de superficie o profundidad, y ...
Castillo de Mena, Marta Esperanza, Cerna de López, Mirna Maricely, Portillo de Juarez, Alexandra Manoela, Rosales Quintanilla, Rogelio Isaac, Santos Herrera, René Guillermo, Torres de Castillo, Elia Gicela   +5 more
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Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis directly causing intracranial infection: A case report

Radiology Case Reports
Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is a rare and often fatal central nervous system (CNS) infection caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba typically found in soil and water. This organism can invade the brain directly, bypassing other
Yuhan Liang, Yanhong Liu, Zelong Chen, Jiayi Sun, Xuemeng Zhang, Yulin Wang   +5 more
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The identification of free-living environmental isolates of amoebae from Bulgaria [PDF]

, 2018
A survey was carried out in Bulgaria to determine the presence of free-living amoebae (FLA) from environmental sources. In 171 (61.1%) of 280 samples, isolates of Acanthamoeba with group II or III morphology, as well as Hartmannella spp.
Aspöck, Horst, Gottstein, Bruno, Kurdova-Mintcheva, Rossitza, Lucas, Mar, Müller, Norbert, Panaiotov, Stefan, Schild, Mark, Tsvetkova, Nina, Walochnik, Julia   +8 more
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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: amoebicidal effects of clinically approved drugs against Naegleria fowleri [PDF]

, 2014
Here we tested the effects of clinically approved drugs targeting vital cellular receptors and biochemical pathways against Naegleria fowleri. For the first time, our findings revealed that digoxin and procyclidine showed potent amoebicidal effects as no
Baig, Abdul, Khan, Naveed A, Kulsoom, Huma   +2 more
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Future priorities in tackling infections due to brain-eating amoebae [PDF]

, 2017
Brain-eating amoebae (Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri) can cause opportunistic infections involving the central nervous system.
Anwar, Ayaz *, Khan, Naveed Ahmed *, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *   +2 more
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Influence of the Age of Free-Living Amoeba Cysts on Their Vertical Distribution in a Water Column

Microorganisms
Free-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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Detection of Balamuthia mandrillaris DNA by real-time PCR targeting the RNase P gene

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, Radam Elke, Kiderlen Albrecht F   +2 more
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Mecanismos de patogenicidad de Acanthamoeba spp. [PDF]

, 2012
42p.Las amebas de vida libre (AVL) son protozoos con amplia distribución ambiental, encontrándose en el aire, suelo, ríos, piscinas, etc. Se alimentan de bacterias y pueden comportarse en algunas ocasiones como parásitos oportunistas. Estudios recientes,
Espinoza Águila, Berta, Vidal Flores, Sylvia (Prof. Guía)   +1 more
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