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Isolation and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia mandrillaris from combination shower units in Costa Rica
(2014-08-19)
Free living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous protozoa, which may behave as parasites under certain conditions. Four genera are recognized as causal agents of infections in humans and animals: Naegleria, Sappinia, Acanthamoeba ...
Potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba genotype T4 isolated from dental units and emergency combination showers
(2017-12)
Background: Acanthamoeba is the genus of free-living amoebae that is most frequently isolated in nature. To date, 20 Acanthamoeba genotypes have been described. Genotype T4 is responsible for approximately 90% of encephalitis ...
First case report of the Balamuthia mandrillaris in the Camana district of Arequipa, Peru
(Elsevier, 2021)
Infections by free-living amoebas cause cutaneous and neurological compromise. These conditions have a low frequency, but a high lethality more than 98%. Generally, the clinical picture is nonspecific; the laboratory tests ...
Cutaneous balamuthiasis: A clinicopathological study
(Elsevier, 2022)
Introduction: Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba, causes an uncommon infection that is characterized by cutaneous and neurological involvement, which carries a poor prognosis. Methods: This is a retrospective ...
Growth, encystment and survival of Acanthamoeba castellanii grazing on different bacteria
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2008)
Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in soil and water collections, where trophozoites (vegetative, multiplicative stages) feed mainly by phagocytosis and thus control bacterial populations ...
Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Acanthamoeba Strains from Dental Units in Costa Rica
(2015-03)
Free-living amoebae are protozoa widely distributed in nature, which can be found in a variety of environments. Four genera are recognized as causal agents of infections in humans and animals: Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, Balam ...
Interaction between zoonotic bacteria and free living amoebas. A new angle of an epidemiological polyhedron of public health importance?Interacción entre bacterias zoonóticas y amebas de vida libre: ¿un nuevo ángulo de un poliedro epidemiológico de importancia en salud pública?
(Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria, 2016)
Aislamiento de amebas de vida libre en piscinas públicas de Santiago de Chile
(Sociedad Chilena de Parasitología, 2003)
Acanthamoeba genotype T4 keratitis in a patient with Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis
(2017-01)
A case of amoebic keratitis due to Acanthamoeba genotype T4 is reported. The patient is a 74-year old
woman with Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis. Corneal scrapings were employed for the diagnosis, which included ...