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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis: ghost response of an immunocompromised host?

Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2014
Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia mandrillaris spp. are known to cause fatal amoebic encephalitis. Here, I attempt to draw attention to these cases, which are reported as ‘granulomatous amoebic encephalitis’ (GAE), and their occurrence in immunocompromised individuals and patients with AIDS.
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Human infections caused by free-living amoebae

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Introduction Among free-living amoebae that are widely distributed in nature only four genera/species are known as agents of human infections: Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleriafowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris and Sappiniapedata.
Katarzyna Król-Turmińska, Alina Olender   +1 more
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Morphological Characterization and Genotyping of Acanthamoeba Isolates From Oral and Nasal Samples of Cancer Patients in Kashan, Iran

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background: Acanthamoeba​ species are recognized as the most prevalent free‐living amoebae (FLA). They can cause granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) and pulmonary and ocular infections. The present study aimed to isolate and identify Acanthamoeba genotypes in cancer patients referred to Kashan’s hospitals in Central Iran.
Sima Rasti, Tayebeh Taghipour, Mahdi Delavari, Hossein Hooshyar, Gholam Abbas Moosavi, Mohsen Arbabi, Hemant Joshi   +6 more
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Quercetin as a Promising Antiprotozoan Phytochemical: Current Knowledge and Future Research Avenues

BioMed Research International, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Despite tremendous advances in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, only few antiparasitic drugs have been developed to date. Protozoan infections such as malaria, leishmaniasis, and trypanosomiasis continue to exact an enormous toll on public health worldwide, underscoring the need to discover novel antiprotozoan drugs. Recently, there
Hamed Memariani, Mojtaba Memariani, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Rahul Shivahare   +3 more
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Molecular Characterization of Pathogenic Isolated from Drinking and Recreational water in East Azerbaijan, Northwest Iran

Environmental Health Insights, 2015
Acanthamoeba -related infections, such as amoebic keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, can develop in high-risk population through contaminated water sources. Thus, surveying water resources, particularly those available for human use, is of
Hamed Behniafar, Maryam Niyyati, Zohreh Lasjerdi   +2 more
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Encystment and Excystment Processes in Acanthamoeba castellanii: An Emphasis on Cellulose Involvement

Pathogens
The free-living amoeba Acanthamoeba castellanii is a unicellular eukaryote distributed in a wide range of soil or aquatic environments, either natural or human-made, such as rivers, lakes, drinking water, or swimming pools.
Mathew Choaji, Ascel Samba-Louaka, Zineb Fechtali-Moute, Willy Aucher, Sébastien Pomel   +4 more
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Evaluation of Oxasqualenoids from the Red Alga Laurencia viridis against Acanthamoeba

Marine Drugs, 2019
Acanthamoeba genus is a widely distributed and opportunistic parasite with increasing importance worldwide as an emerging pathogen in the past decades. This protozoan has an active trophozoite stage, a cyst stage, and is dormant and very resistant.
Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Ana R. Díaz-Marrero, Francisco Cen-Pacheco, Ines Sifaoui, María Reyes-Batlle, María L. Souto, Antonio Hernández Daranas, José E. Piñero, José J. Fernández   +8 more
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Medical image of the week: granulomatous amoebic encephalitis [PDF]

Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 2015
Ateefa Chaudhury, Christopher Geffre, Tauseef Siddiqi   +2 more
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Molecular Docking Study of Heterocyclic Compounds for Antifungal Activity Against Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Our study identified seven unique heterocyclic compounds: 2-(m Tolylthio) Chalcone, chitosan oligosaccharide, and 2-hydroxy chalcone. Six-chloropyridine, 4-naphthoquinone, Thiobenzimidazole, 2-thiobenzoxazole, 6-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, and Anthrimide are probable choices that may be found in a chemical database.
Thomas Kurian, Rani Sebastian
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The role of plasma metagenomic sequencing in identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis

Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare, free-living amoeba (FLA) that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a disease with close to 90% mortality. The geographical ranges of many FLA are expanding, potentially increasing human exposure to B. mandrillaris.
Sarah Y. Edminster, Ryan W. Rebbe, Christopher Khatchadourian, Kyle M. Hurth, Anna J. Mathew, Julie Huss-Bawab, Mark S. Shiroishi, Devin Clark, Andrew P. Norgan, Susan M. Butler-Wu, Annie Hiniker   +10 more
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