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A Case of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis diagnosed and intervened at an Early Stage

open access: yesJapanese Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023
Tomono Fuke   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

New Insights in Acanthamoeba

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba genus able to cause severe infections, such as Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), epithelial disorders and a sight-threatening disease called Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) [...]
María Reyes-Batlle   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Balamuthia Mandrillaris -Case Report-

open access: yesNeurologia medico-chirurgica, 2011
YAMASAKI, Kouji   +8 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Encephalomyelitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in a Woman With Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2022
Balamuthia mandrillaris is one cause of a rare and severe brain infection called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), which has a mortality rate of >90%. Diagnosis of Balamuthia GAE is difficult because symptoms are non-specific.
Juan Hu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution and Current State of Molecular Genetic Characterization in Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa widely distributed in the environment, found in a great diversity of terrestrial biomes. Some genera of FLA are linked to human infections.
Alejandro Otero-Ruiz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acanthamoeba castellanii Genotype T4: Inhibition of Proteases Activity and Cytopathic Effect by Bovine Apo-Lactoferrin

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2023
Acanthamoeba castellanii genotype T4 is a clinically significant free-living amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amoebic keratitis in human beings.
Gerardo Ramírez-Rico   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis via next-generation sequencing in a 13-year-old girl

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2020
Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis has a subacute-to-chronic course and is almost invariably fatal owing to delayed diagnosis and a lack of effective therapy.
Xia Wu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waterborne parasites in Uganda: A survey in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2023., 2023
As water has a multitude of functions, encompassing culinary, hygienic and recreational applications, studies looking at potentially pathogenic waterborne pathogens are crucial in order to prevent disease spread to rural populations and tourists. This study aimed at detecting protozoan trophozoites/cysts, and helminth eggs in environmental and piped ...
Celsus Sente   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis in an uncontrolled diabetic patient

open access: yesIDCases, 2021
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that may result in a disseminated infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.
Valli Mani, Eric Hudgins
doaj   +1 more source

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