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841Estimation of Undiagnosed Neuroinfectious Deaths with the Epidemiologic Pattern of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Naegleria fowleri [PDF]

, 2014
Almea Matanock, Jason M. Mehal, Lindy Liu, Dianna M. Blau, Jennifer R. Cope   +4 more
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Improved Method for the Detection and Quantification of Naegleria fowleri in Water and Sediment Using Immunomagnetic Separation and Real-Time PCR

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2013
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare and typically fatal infection caused by the thermophilic free-living ameba, Naegleria fowleri. In 2010, the first confirmed case of PAM acquired in Minnesota highlighted the need for improved detection ...
Bonnie J. Mull, Jothikumar Narayanan, Vincent R. Hill   +2 more
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Differentiation of Naegleria fowleri from Acanthamoeba species by using monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry [PDF]

, 1990
B M Flores, Cristina Arguedas García, Walter E. Stamm, B E Torian   +3 more
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Naegleria fowleri as an infectious agent of primary amebic meningoencephalitis: morpho-biological properties of the pathogen, pathophysiology of meningoencephalitis, and clinical-diagnostic features (a literature review)

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal
Aim. To provide a comprehensive analysis of the morphobiological characteristics of Naegleria fowleri and summarize current data on the epidemiology, clinical course, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic strategies for primary amebic ...
M. M. Martsev, V. A. Pavlusenko, O. O. Gordiichuk, T. V. Kozytska   +3 more
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Clin Infect Dis [PDF]

BackgroundNaegleria fowleri is a thermophilic ameba found in freshwater that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) when it enters the nose and migrates to the brain.

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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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" Candidatus Mesochlamydia elodeae” (Chlamydiae: Parachlamydiaceae ), a novel chlamydia parasite of free-living amoebae [PDF]

, 2018
Vannella sp. isolated from waterweed Elodea sp. was found infected by a chlamydia-like organism. This organism behaves like a parasite, causing the death through burst of its host.
Corsaro, Daniele, Michel, Rolf, Müller, Karl-Dieter, Wingender, Jost   +3 more
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Dinámica poblacional del genotipo 2 de Naegleria fowleri en ambientes acuáticos naturales de Sonora, México, a lo largo del año [PDF]

We carried out monthly samplings to determine the concentration of Naegleria fowleri in four natural water bodies of the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico. We measured the temperature, dissolved oxygen, and pH of the water.
Alfaro-Sifuentes, Rosalía, Borquez-Román, Manuel Alejandro, Casillas-Hernández, Ramón, Gonzalez-Galaviz, José Reyes, González- Peraza, Fernando, Ibarra-Gámez, José Cuauhtémoc, Lares Villa, Fernando, Lares-Jiménez, Luis Fernando, Otero-Ruiz, Alejandro, Rodríguez-Anaya, Libia Zulema   +9 more
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Augmentation of the neutrophil response to Naegleria fowleri by tumor necrosis factor alpha [PDF]

, 1989
Antonio Ferrante
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Phylogenetic evidence for a new genotype of Acanthamoeba (Amoebozoa, Acanthamoebida) [PDF]

, 2018
Acanthamoeba are widespread free-living amoebae, able to cause infection in animals, with keratitis and granulomatous encephalitis as major diseases in humans.
Corsaro, Daniele, Venditti, Danielle
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