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Meningoencephalitis Due to Free-Living Amoebas in the Tropics
(Springer, 2022)
Purpose of Review: To asses recent advances in our understanding of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of infections caused by free-living amoebas Recent Findings: The burden of disease by ...
Isolamento de amebas de vida livre potencialmente patogênicas em poeira de hospitais
(Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Saúde Pública, 2014)
Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to free-living amoebae in two boys in two different hospitals in Lima, Peru.
(Wiley, 2019)
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by free-living amoebae is a rare condition that is difficult to diagnose and hard to treat, generally being fatal. Anti-amoebic treatment is often delayed because clinical signs ...
Isolamento de amebas de vida livre potencialmente patogênicas em poeira de hospitais
(Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Saúde Pública, 2003-04-01)
OBJETIVO: Observar a ocorrência de amebas de vida livre dos gêneros Acanthamoeba e Naegleria em amostras de poeira coletadas em hospitais. MÉTODOS: Foram coletadas 132 amostras de poeira em dois hospitais do município de ...
Isolamento de amebas de vida livre potencialmente patogênicas em poeira de hospitais
(Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Saúde Pública, 2003-04-01)
OBJETIVO: Observar a ocorrência de amebas de vida livre dos gêneros Acanthamoeba e Naegleria em amostras de poeira coletadas em hospitais. MÉTODOS: Foram coletadas 132 amostras de poeira em dois hospitais do município de ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...