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Balamuthia mandrillaris
A species of free-living soil amoeba in the family Balamuthiidae, causing AMEBIASIS and a deadly form of ENCEPHALITIS in humans.
Amebiasis
Infection with any of various amebae. It is an asymptomatic carrier state in most individuals, but diseases ranging from chronic, mild diarrhea to fulminant dysentery may occur.
Lobosea
A class of amoeboid EUKARYOTES that forms either filiform subpseudopodia or lobopodia. Characteristics include the absence of sorocarps, sporangia, or similar fruiting bodies. Lobosea were formerly members of the phylum Sarcomastigophora, subphylum Sarcodina, under the old five kingdom paradigm.
Amoebozoa
A supergroup (some say phylum) of ameboid EUKARYOTES, comprising ARCHAMOEBAE; LOBOSEA; and MYCETOZOA.
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the former subkingdom known as protozoa. The central nervous system may be the primary or secondary site of protozoal infection. These diseases may occur as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS or arise in immunocompetent hosts.
Amoeba
A genus of ameboid protozoa. Characteristics include a vesicular nucleus and the formation of several lodopodia, one of which is dominant at a given time. Reproduction occurs asexually by binary fission.
Encephalitis
Inflammation of the BRAIN due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition.
Meningoencephalitis
An inflammatory process involving the brain (ENCEPHALITIS) and meninges (MENINGITIS), most often produced by pathogenic organisms which invade the central nervous system, and occasionally by toxins, autoimmune disorders, and other conditions.
Naegleria fowleri
A species of parasitic protozoa having both an ameboid and flagellate stage in its life cycle. Infection with this pathogen produces PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS.
Amebicides
Agents which are destructive to amebae, especially the parasitic species causing AMEBIASIS in man and animal.
Protozoan Infections
Infections with unicellular organisms formerly members of the subkingdom Protozoa.
Trophozoites
Cells or feeding stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. In the malarial parasite, the trophozoite develops from the MEROZOITE and then splits into the SCHIZONT. Trophozoites that are left over from cell division can go on to form gametocytes.
Acanthamoeba
A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract.
Fatal Outcome
Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept.
Brain
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
Pentamidine
Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. It may cause diabetes mellitus, central nervous system damage, and other toxic effects.
DNA, Protozoan
Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of protozoa.
Opportunistic Infections
An infection caused by an organism which becomes pathogenic under certain conditions, e.g., during immunosuppression.
Antibodies, Protozoan
Immunoglobulins produced in a response to PROTOZOAN ANTIGENS.
Antiprotozoal Agents
Substances that are destructive to protozoans.
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Constituent of the 40S subunit of eukaryotic ribosomes. 18S rRNA is involved in the initiation of polypeptide synthesis in eukaryotes.
Granuloma
A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by infectious and noninfectious agents.

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. (1/5)

A 51-year-old immunocompetent Japanese woman presented with a rare case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. She was brought to our hospital with epilepsy. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a homogeneously enhanced solitary mass in the left frontal lobe. Histological diagnosis was made by a biopsy, which suggested lymphomatoid granulomatosis. After that, her neurological condition got worse. New masses were found and had spread across the whole brain. She died 2 months later of cerebral hernia. Autopsy revealed that the patient had GAE caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. GAE is usually fatal, and is difficult to diagnose except at autopsy. Therefore, awareness of this disease is important, and earlier diagnosis and the development of a better therapeutic strategy will improve clinical outcome.  (+info)

Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba amebic encephalitis with neurotoxoplasmosis coinfection in a patient with advanced HIV infection. (2/5)

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Fatal Balamuthia amebic encephalitis in a healthy child: a case report with review of survival cases. (3/5)

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Investigational drug available directly from CDC for the treatment of infections with free-living amebae. (4/5)

Infections caused by free-living amebae (FLA) are severe and life-threatening. These infections include primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri and granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba species. Although several drugs have in vitro activity against FLA, mortality from these infections remains>90% despite treatment with combinations of drugs.  (+info)

Successful treatment of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis with combination antimicrobial therapy. (5/5)

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a rare but fatal infection. Due to its nonspecific symptoms and laboratory and neuroradiological findings, it is rarely diagnosed antemortem. We herein present the case of a 72-year-old Japanese woman who was diagnosed with GAE following the detection of a pathogen similar to Balamuthia mandrillaris under a microscopic examination of cerebrospinal fluid sediment and who achieved remission with combination antimicrobial therapy. There are no previous reports of pathogens similar to B. mandrillaris being detected in cerebrospinal fluid antemortem; therefore, this case may be used as a benchmark for further studies.  (+info)

Balamuthia mandrillaris | MmolecularBalamuthia mandrillaris | Mmolecular
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that is known to cause the deadly but rare neurological condition known as Granulomatous amoebic...
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CIL:24566, Balamuthia mandrillaris, cell by organism, eukaryotic cell, Eukaryotic Protist, Amoeboid Protist. CIL. DatasetCIL:24566, Balamuthia mandrillaris, cell by organism, eukaryotic cell, Eukaryotic Protist, Amoeboid Protist. CIL. Dataset
A frame from the grouped movie of a Balamuthia mandrillaris ameba within a culture of monkey kidney cells. Accompanying photographs are enlargements o...
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Authors: MURAT CENGİZ, GÜLÇE HEPBOSTANCI Abstract: In this study, combination antimicrobial therapy, due to its higher potential against resistant bacteria, was evaluated for the inhibition of multidrug-resistant E. coli strains. The influence of pH as an environmental variable on the activity of antimicrobial combinations was evaluated by calculating the factional concentration indexes at pH values 5.0, 6.0, 7.3, and 8.0. The highest synergistic activity rates of ceftriaxone + colistin, danofloxacin + colistin, danofloxacin + ceftiofur, and ceftiofur + gentamicin combinations were 50%, 33%, 100%, and 50%, respectively measured at ≥7.3 pH. The lowest synergistic activity rates for all combinations were observed at the acidic pH values of 5.0 and 6.0. The results of this study clearly demonstrated that acidic pH of the medium impaired the activity of the antimicrobial combinations. Although ceftriaxone and ceftiofur exert optimal activity at acidic pH values, the synergistic activity of the ...
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Successful Treatment of Balamuthia Amoebic Encephalitis: Presentation of 2 Cases : Clinical Infectious Diseases - oi
Case histories are presented of 2 individuals (a 5-year-old girl and 64-year-old man) who developed encephalitis caused by the free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris Both individuals survived after diagnosis and initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy. Immunostaining for Balamuthia-specific antibody levels identified the causative agent of the infections. Antimicrobial therapy with flucytosine, pentamidine, fluconazole, sulfadiazine, and a macrolide antibiotic (azithromycin or clarithromycin) was initiated. Phenothiazines (thioridazine and trifluoperazine) were also used. Both patients recovered, and there was no evidence of recrudescence of the disease at 2 and 6 years after onset of symptoms. Awareness of Balamuthia as the causative agent of encephalitis and early initiation of antimicrobial therapy were critical to the recovery of both patients. Although optimal antimicrobial therapy for Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis has yet to be determined, the antimicrobials used in these 2 ...
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Helicobacter pylori (Hp), a gastric bacterial pathogen of humans; infection is the cause of type B gastritis and is also strongly associated with gastric carcinoma (intestinal type) and gastric MALT lymphoma. Combination antimicrobial therapy (triple therapy with a bismuth salt, metranidazole and a broad spectrum antibiotic) is successful in 80% of Hp-infected symptomatic patients; treatment failures are expressed as recrudescence of infection and clinical signs and are associated with development of antibiotic-resistant microbes and poor patient compliance. In a previous SBIR, we have demonstrated that parenteral immunization with an Hp proteolytic digest prevents colonization in Hp-challenged gnotobiotic swine. Preliminary data suggest that activated T cells and their products, in particular, interferon gamma (IFNg), are central for this immunoprotective effect. An ideal approach to the problem of recrudescence treatment failure is to combine antimicrobial ...
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Alternating treatment with didanosine and zidovudine versus either drug alone for the treatment of advanced HIV infection: The ALTER study ...
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The genus Sappinia with the single species Sappinia pedata was established for an amoeba with two nuclei and pedicellate cysts by Dangeard in 1896. In 1912, Alexeieff transferred an also double nucleated, but apparently sexually reproducing amoeba to this genus as Sappinia diploidea that had been described as Amoeba diploidea by Hartmann and Nägler in 1908. Molecular analyses have confirmed the differentiation between S. pedata and S. diploidea; however, the genus splits into more than two well separated clusters. The genus Sappinia is now classified as a member of the Thecamoebidae and, moreover, as potentially pathogenic. Subacute or chronic CNS infections due to Acanthamoeba spp, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Sappinia spp., which occasionally cause cerebral abscess, are termed granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). In 2001, Gelman and colleagues reported a case of severe encephalitis in an immunocompetent young man caused by Sappinia. Another case of GAE and abscess formation was reported ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa (all Income Levels) - Antiretroviral Therapy Coverage (% Of People With Advanced HIV Infection) - 2000-2018...Sub-Saharan Africa (all Income Levels) - Antiretroviral Therapy Coverage (% Of People With Advanced HIV Infection) - 2000-2018...
Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people with advanced HIV infection) in Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) was reported at 63.45 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) - Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people with advanced HIV infection) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the |a href=https://data.worldbank.org/ target=blank>World Bank|/a> on February of 2020.
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Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people with advanced HIV infection) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 60 % in 2016, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people with advanced HIV infection) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the |a href=https://data.worldbank.org/ target=blank>World Bank|/a> on February of 2020.
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ما هي الاكانثاميبا Acanthamoeba|اسبابها|الاعراض|العلاج | Medicine, science and more
تعالى نفصصهم تاني … المرض الأول اسمه Acanthamoeba keratitis: وده بيعمل التهاب في قرنيه العين وده عامل كانه سدلك العدسة اللى بتصور بيها يعنى ممكن يسبب العمى.. المرض التاني Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis: وده بيعمل التهاب في المخ والحبل الشوكي وده معناه انه ممكن يقتل رئيس دولتك يعنى يموت المخ والحبل الشوكي وده معناه انهيار الدولة كلها يعنى يؤدي للموت. المرض التالت واسمه disseminated infection: وده ذي ما قولنا عامل ذي الغزو بينتشر في كل حتة وبيعمل التهابات في كل حتة.. You can say This means that it is dangerous and can kill me and can attack me at any moment and you told me that this enemy lives everywhere… this is scary.. No, dont worry. It is rare to attack you because it is a weak ...
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Acanthamoeba quina | Semantic ScholarAcanthamoeba quina | Semantic Scholar
A species of motile, unicellular eukaryotic amoebae within the family of Acanthamoebidae. A. quina is placed in morphological group II with a 18s rRNA gene sequence type of T4. Members of this group are characterized by the presence of wrinkled ectocysts and endocysts which could be stellate, polygonal, triangular, or oval. This species is a human pathogen and may cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amoebic keratitis.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/topic/Acanthamoeba-quina/1505220
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Sappinia - WikipediaSappinia - Wikipedia
Amoebic encephalitis is an infection of the brain caused by various different amoebae, for example Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba species, Balamuthia mandrillaris, or Entamoeba histolytica.[5] These infections are rare, and usually lethal.[10] Naegleria fowleri causes primary amoebic encephalitis (PAE), which progresses very rapidly, whereas Acanthamoeba species cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), which is also usually lethal, but develops slower than PAE.[10] Acanthamoeba species and Balamuthia mandrillaris usually only cause disease in immunocompromised patients and Entamoeba histolytica can cause encephalitis after infecting another region in the body.[10] There has been only one documented case of pathogenesis involving Sappinia species, which resulted in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in a non-immunocompromised 38-year-old male from Texas in 1998.[5] The fact that the patient was non-immunocompromised is surprising because there is only one known amoeba (Naegleria fowleri) ...
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Severe Psoriasis in Advanced HIV Infection | The AIDS ReaderSevere Psoriasis in Advanced HIV Infection | The AIDS Reader
A 50-year-old African American man with HIV infection had a CD4+ T-cell count of 18/μL (1%), CD8+ cell count of 1035/μL (69%), and CD4:CD8 ratio of 0.01 at the time of diagnosis. He had multiple erythematosquamous skin lesions over his forehead, face, chest, back, and extremities
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Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda. - PubMed ...Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda. - PubMed ...
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It is well-documented that early HIV diagnosis and linkage to care reduces morbidity and mortality as well as HIV transmission. We estimated the median time from HIV infection to diagnosis in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) at 2.9 years in 2016, with regional variation. Despite evidence of a decline in the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV in the EU/EEA, many remain undiagnosed, including 33% with more advanced HIV infection (CD4 < 350 cells/mm3).
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Avaliação fisiológica, morfológica e caracterização imunoquímica de Acanthamoeba por anticorpos policlonais e monoclonaisAvaliação fisiológica, morfológica e caracterização imunoquímica de Acanthamoeba por anticorpos policlonais e monoclonais
Abstract: The free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in nature and are considered potentially pathogenic organisms. Occasionally they can trigger human infections such as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amoebic keratitis. The investigation of differentiating characteristics between pathogenic strains and those not associated with infection may help to determine factors related to pathogenicity and the development of diagnostic tests. In this sense, the aim of this study was to perform a comparative evaluation; by means of physiological, morphological and immunochemical criteria; between clinical and environmental samples of Acanthamoeba. Trophozoites of four isolates were used: a clinical sample, obtained from a confirmed case of amoebic keratitis; an environmental sample, obtained from the dust of the residence of the same patient; and two reference samples A. poliphaga #2, obtained from an amoebic keratitis (ATCC 30641) and A. poliphaga #4, obtained from ...
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Comorbidities and Functional Impairment among People Living With HIV in Belém, Pará, Amazon Region of BrazilComorbidities and Functional Impairment among People Living With HIV in Belém, Pará, Amazon Region of Brazil
This study has investigated the relationship between clinical parameters and functional status for activities of daily living (ADL) in 364 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Belém, northern Brazil. In total, 238 men (65.4%) and 126 women (34.6%) were enrolled in this survey. Most participants (87.4%) were considered with functional independence, 11.8% were semi-dependent and 0.8% were fully dependent. Tuberculosis, neurotoxoplasmosis and syphilis were the most common HIV-associated comorbidities and cumulative comorbidities were linked to lower independence. Low CD4+ count and long duration of HIV infection were both related to decreased independence. Women were more affected by low mood/demotivation than men, the last had higher employment rates and more access to higher education, which may have contributed to a better emotional status. We concluded that duration of HIV infection, low CD4+ count and history of HIV-associated comorbidities affects functional status and compromise the independence
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Free-living amebas, usually harmless protozoan residents of soil and water, can cause three distinct, occasionally devastating, human illnesses. Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a disease of the previously healthy and is caused by Naegleria fowleri. Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) is caused by Acanthamoeba species or Balamuthia mandrillaris, and occurs in both healthy and immunocompromised persons. In wealthier countries, contact lens users may suffer from chronic amebic keratitis, also caused by Acanthamoeba. While these diseases are found worldwide, they are more common in tropical and subtropical regions. ...
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Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Equatorial Guinea was reported at 35 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Equatorial Guinea - Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people with advanced HIV infection) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the |a href=https://data.worldbank.org/ target=blank>World Bank|/a> on October of 2020.
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Free-living Amoebozoa infection - WikipediaFree-living Amoebozoa infection - Wikipedia
Free-living amoebae (or FLA) in the Amoebozoa group are important causes of disease in humans and animals. Naegleria fowleri is sometimes included in the group free-living amoebae, and it causes a condition traditionally called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. However, Naegleria is now considered part of the Excavata, not the Amoebozoa, and is considered to be much more closely related to Leishmania and Trypanosoma. Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris are opportunistic free-living amoebae capable of causing granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in individuals with compromised immune systems. Acanthamoeba spp. have been found in soil; fresh, brackish, and sea water; sewage; swimming pools; contact lens equipment; medicinal pools; dental treatment units; dialysis machines; heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems; mammalian cell cultures; vegetables; human nostrils and throats; and human and animal brain, skin, and lung tissues. B. mandrillaris however, has not been ...
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NaegleriaNaegleria
Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea". FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 50 (1): 1-26. doi: ...
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Free-living Amoebozoa infectionFree-living Amoebozoa infection
and Balamuthia mandrillaris cysts and trophozoites are found in tissue.[citation needed] In Acanthamoeba infections, the ... and Balamuthia mandrillaris are opportunistic free-living amoebae capable of causing granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) ... Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea". FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology. 50 (1): 1-26. ... B. mandrillaris however, has not been isolated from the environment but has been isolated from autopsy specimens of infected ...
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Sappinia diploideaSappinia diploidea
Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea". FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 50 (1): 1-26. doi:10.1111/j. ...
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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitisGranulomatous amoebic encephalitis
In more modern references, the term "balamuthia amoebic encephalitis" (BAE) is commonly used when Balamuthia mandrillaris is ... Matin, A.; Siddiqui, R.; Jung, S.; Kim, K.; Stins, M.; Khan, N. (2007). "Balamuthia mandrillaris interactions with human brain ... Intalapaporn P, Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S, Phantumchinda K, Keelawat S, Wilde H (1 June 2004). "Balamuthia mandrillaris ... "Post-mortem culture of Balamuthia mandrillaris from the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of a case of granulomatous amoebic ...
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"Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection associated with improper nasal lavage". IJID Online. International Journal of ... In 2018, a patient was reported to have contracted Balamuthia mandrillaris after one month of using tap water filtered through ...
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AmoebaAmoeba
Balamuthia mandrillaris is the cause of (often fatal) granulomatous amoebic meningoencephalitis. Amoeba have been found to ...
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AcanthamoebaAcanthamoeba
... infection Balamuthia mandrillaris Marciano-Cabral F, Cabral G (April 2003). "Acanthamoeba spp. as agents of ...
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ProtistProtist
Siddiqui R, Kulsoom H, Lalani S, Khan NA (July 2016). "Isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris-specific antibody fragments from a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protist
Cutaneous amoebiasisCutaneous amoebiasis
Balamuthia mandrillaris can also cause cutaneous amoebiasis, but can prove fatal if the amoeba enters the bloodstream It is ... "Fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris presenting as a skin lesion". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. ... "The interaction between the amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris and extracellular matrix glycoproteins in vitro". Parasitology. 134 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_amoebiasis
AntiparasiticAntiparasitic
Balsam of Peru, which has antiparasitic attributes Naegleria fowleri Balamuthia mandrillaris Kappagoda, Shanthi; Singh, Upinder ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiparasitic
MiltefosineMiltefosine
Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Acanthamoeba. However, later studies showed that it is not as potent as other drugs, such as ... Balamuthia mandrillaris, Acanthamoeba spp., and Naegleria fowleri". The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 53 (2): 121-6. doi: ... "The in vitro efficacy of antimicrobial agents against the pathogenic free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris". Journal of ... mainly used to treat leishmaniasis and free-living amoeba infections such as Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miltefosine
NaegleriasisNaegleriasis
The term has also been applied to Balamuthia mandrillaris, causing some confusion between the two; Balamuthia mandrillaris is ... Balamuthia mandrillaris - unrelated pathogenic organism that shares the same common name as N. fowleri Fortin, Jacey (25 July ... Shadrach, WS; Rydzewski, K; Laube, U; Holland, G; Ozel, M; Kiderlen, AF; Flieger, A (May 2005). "Balamuthia mandrillaris, free- ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleriasis
Harold Kirby (zoologist)Harold Kirby (zoologist)
drawings, offprints, and research notes from 1931 to 1964) "Parasites - Balamuthia mandrillaris - Granulomatous Amebic ... in 1939 with Kirby as thesis advisor and in whose honor the amoebic genus Balamuthia is named. William Balamuth and Dorothy ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Kirby_(zoologist)
AmoebozoaAmoebozoa
Entamoeba histolytica Acanthamoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris Endolimax The recently available Acanthamoeba genome sequence ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoebozoa
SappiniaSappinia
Acanthamoeba species and Balamuthia mandrillaris usually only cause disease in immunocompromised patients and Entamoeba ... Balamuthia mandrillaris, or Entamoeba histolytica. These infections are rare, and usually lethal. Naegleria fowleri causes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappinia
Human parasiteHuman parasite
... causes babesiosis Balamuthia mandrillaris: causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis Cryptosporidium: causes cryptosporidiosis ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_parasite
Emerging infectious diseaseEmerging infectious disease
Balamuthia mandrillaris (category B) St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV, category B) Tick-borne hemorrhagic fever viruses ( ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_infectious_disease
Brain-eating amoebaBrain-eating amoeba
... incidence of fatality Balamuthia mandrillaris, which causes a (usually slowly) progressive brain and skin infection with ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-eating_amoeba
List of parasitic organismsList of parasitic organisms
... can cause Amoebiasis Acanthamoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris Giardia Cyclospora cayetanensis Cryptosporidium Toxoplasma gondii ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parasitic_organisms
Naegleria fowleriNaegleria fowleri
Acanthamoeba - an amoeba that can cause amoebic keratitis and encephalitis in humans Balamuthia mandrillaris - an amoeba that ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri
AlbendazoleAlbendazole
... when caused by the amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris, in combination with miltefosine and fluconazole Arthropods Crusted scabies, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albendazole
Balamuthia infectionBalamuthia infection
After extensive research, B. mandrillaris was declared a new species in 1993. Since then, more than 200 cases of Balamuthia ... Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first discovered Balamuthia mandrillaris in 1986. The amoeba ... Balamuthia infection is a cutaneous condition resulting from Balamuthia that may result in various skin lesions.: 422 ... The Balamuthia amoebae can then travel to the brain through the bloodstream and cause GAE. GAE is a very rare disease that is ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balamuthia_infection
Balamuthia mandrillarisBalamuthia mandrillaris
Balamuthia , Parasites , CDC for images: Cyst of B. mandrillaris and Trophozoite of B. mandrillaris in culture. Credit: DPDx ( ... Balamuthia mandrillaris does not feed on bacteria (at least in laboratory conditions). Instead, Balamuthia must be cultured on ... B. mandrillaris can infect the body through open wounds or by inhalation. Balamuthia has been isolated in nature. It is ... Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that causes the rare but deadly neurological condition granulomatous amoebic ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balamuthia_mandrillaris
List of parasites of humansList of parasites of humans
Balamuthia mandrillaris brain, skin culture worldwide via inhalation or skin lesion Babesiosis Babesia B. divergens, B. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parasites_of_humans
Health Promotion Materials | Balamuthia | Parasites | CDCHealth Promotion Materials | Balamuthia | Parasites | CDC
Message: Facts about Balamuthia mandrillaris.. Audience: Designed for the general public.. Fact Sheet: Balamuthia mandrillaris ... Below are links to fact sheets on Balamuthia-related topics that can be displayed in public places or distributed to specific ...
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/balamuthia/materials.html
Volume 20, Number 9-September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDCVolume 20, Number 9-September 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
... and Balamuthia mandrillaris amebae. In many of the clusters, identification of the cause was complicated by delayed diagnosis ...
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/articles/issue/20/9/table-of-contents
Publications, Data, & Statistics | Balamuthia | Parasites | CDCPublications, Data, & Statistics | Balamuthia | Parasites | CDC
Education and information about balamuthia sources of infection and risk factors. ... Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea.external icon FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2007;50(1):1-26. ... Kiderlen, AF, Radam E, Lewin A. Detection of Balamuthia mandrillaris DNA by real-time PCR targeting the RNase P gene.external ... Cary LC, Maul E, Potter C, Wong P, Nelson PT, Given C, Robertson W. Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis: survival of a ...
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/balamuthia/publications.html
Probable Rabies Virus Transmission through Organ Transplantation, China, 2015 - Volume 22, Number 8-August 2016 - Emerging...Probable Rabies Virus Transmission through Organ Transplantation, China, 2015 - Volume 22, Number 8-August 2016 - Emerging...
... and Balamuthia mandrillaris amebae, have been reported in clusters of solid organ transplant recipients (16). The occurrence of ...
https://wwwnc-origin.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/15-1993
Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis in the Netherlands after Travel to The Gambia - Volume 21, Number 5-May 2015 ...Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis in the Netherlands after Travel to The Gambia - Volume 21, Number 5-May 2015 ...
Jayasekera S, Sissons J, Tucker J, Rogers C, Nolder D, Warhurst D, Post-mortem culture of Balamuthia mandrillaris from the ... Detection of Balamuthia mandrillaris DNA by real-time PCR targeting the RNase P gene. BMC Microbiol. 2008;8:210. DOIPubMed ... The public health threat from Balamuthia mandrillaris in the southern United States. J La State Med Soc. 2011;163:197-204 . ... Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Meningoencephalitis in the Netherlands after Travel to The Gambia On This Page ...
https://wwwnc-origin.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1325_article
Balamuthia | Parasites | CDCBalamuthia | Parasites | CDC
Education and information about balamuthia, including fact sheets and information on prevention and control, epidemiology, ... Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba (a single-celled living organism) naturally found in the environment. Balamuthia ... Parasites - Balamuthia mandrillaris - Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAE). ...
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/balamuthia/index.html
Balamuthia mandrillaris - WikipediaBalamuthia mandrillaris - Wikipedia
Balamuthia , Parasites , CDC for images: Cyst of B. mandrillaris and Trophozoite of B. mandrillaris in culture. Credit: DPDx ( ... Balamuthia mandrillaris does not feed on bacteria (at least in laboratory conditions). Instead, Balamuthia must be cultured on ... B. mandrillaris can infect the body through open wounds or by inhalation. Balamuthia has been isolated in nature. It is ... Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that causes the rare but deadly neurological condition granulomatous amoebic ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balamuthia_mandrillaris
Etymologia: Balamuthia mandrillaris - Volume 21, Number 5-May 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Balamuthia mandrillaris [balʺə-mooʹthe-ə manʺdril-aʹris]. A free-living ameba naturally found in the environment, Balamuthia ... Balamuthia mandrillaris, n. g., n. sp., agent of amebic meningoencephalitis in humans and other animals. J Eukaryot Microbiol. ... Etymologia: Balamuthia mandrillaris. Volume 21, Number 5-May 2015. Article Views: 175. Data is collected weekly and does not ... Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation-Mississippi, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59:1165-70 ...
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/et-2105_article
Clinical metagenomic identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis and assembly of the draft genome: the continuing...Clinical metagenomic identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis and assembly of the draft genome: the continuing...
In this study, we sequenced a full draft assembly of the Balamuthia mandrillaris genome (44.2 Mb in size) from a rare ... Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome and high-copy number genes from six additional Balamuthia mandrillaris strains ... These results underscore the diverse evolutionary origins of Balamuthia mandrillaris, provide new targets for diagnostic assay ... and SURPI bioinformatics analysis to diagnose an ultimately fatal case of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis in a 15-year-old ...
https://genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13073-015-0235-2/metrics
Balamuthia Mandrillaris Disease| CDCBalamuthia Mandrillaris Disease| CDC
Access Balamuthia Mandrillaris Disease case definitions; uniform criteria used to define a disease for public health ...
https://ndc.services.cdc.gov/conditions/balamuthia-mandrillaris-disease/
Etymologia: Balamuthia mandrillaris - Volume 21, Number 5-May 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Balamuthia mandrillaris [balʺə-mooʹthe-ə manʺdril-aʹris]. A free-living ameba naturally found in the environment, Balamuthia ... Balamuthia mandrillaris, n. g., n. sp., agent of amebic meningoencephalitis in humans and other animals. J Eukaryot Microbiol. ... Etymologia: Balamuthia mandrillaris. Volume 21, Number 5-May 2015. Article Views: 175. Data is collected weekly and does not ... Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation-Mississippi, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59:1165-70 ...
https://wwwnc-origin.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/et-2105_article
Balamuthia mandrillaris death reported in China - Outbreak News TodayBalamuthia mandrillaris death reported in China - Outbreak News Today
Cyst of Balamuthia mandrillaris. Image/CDC. B.mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis (BAE) is more frequently found in warmer ... 2 thoughts on "Balamuthia mandrillaris death reported in China". * Pingback: dia22jan , 感染対策ネットワーク ... Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living soil ameba that was first reported in 1990 to cause amebic meningoencephalitis in both ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says Balamuthia infection is very rare. The Balamuthia amoebas can infect ...
https://outbreaknewstoday.com/balamuthia-mandrillaris-death-reported-in-china-55603/
Balamuthia mandrillaris Archives - Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases
The transcriptome of Balamuthia mandrillaris trophozoites for structure-guided drug design. Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in ... Balamuthia mandrillaris, a pathogenic free-living amoeba, causes cutaneous skin lesions as well as granulomatous amoebic ...
https://ctegd.uga.edu/tag/balamuthia-mandrillaris/
Amebic Meningoencephalitis: Practice Essentials, Background, PathophysiologyAmebic Meningoencephalitis: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology
Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillari s , as well as species of Acanthamoeba and Sappinia. (See Etiology. ... Amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris: report of four cases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 May. 22(5):447-53. [ ... Bravo FG, Alvarez PJ, Gotuzzo E. Balamuthia mandrillaris infection of the skin and central nervous system: an emerging disease ... An autopsy case of Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis, a rare emerging infectious disease, with a brief review of the ...
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/996227-overview
Parasitic Diseases: MedlinePlusParasitic Diseases: MedlinePlus
Balamuthia mandrillaris (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) * Blastocytosis hominis Infection (Mayo Foundation for ...
https://medlineplus.gov/parasiticdiseases.html
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDCEmerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Successful Treatment of Balamuthia mandrillaris Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis with Nitroxoline [PDF - 1.61 MB - 5 pages] N ... Successful Treatment of Balamuthia mandrillaris Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis with Nitroxoline. Emerging Infectious ... Successful Treatment of Balamuthia mandrillaris Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis with Nitroxoline. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023;29(1 ... A patient in California, USA, with rare and usually fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris granulomatous amebic encephalitis survived ...
http://cdc.gov/eid
Encephalitis Caused by Pathogens Transmitted through Organ Transplants, United States, 2002-2013 - Volume 20, Number 9...
Balamuthia mandrillaris Amebae. B. mandrillaris, a species of small, free-living, aerobic amebae, has been reported as a cause ... Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation-Mississippi, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59:1165-70 ... Balamuthia mandrillaris infection. J Med Microbiol. 2001;50:205-7 .PubMedGoogle Scholar ... Balamuthia mandrillaris infection of the skin and central nervous system: an emerging disease of concern to many specialties in ...
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/9/13-1332_article
Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection with red plaques on the nasal dorsum as the first presentation | Anais Brasileiros de...
Balamuthia mandrillaris infection is a rare and fatal disease caused by B. mandrillaris amoeba, which was first isolated from a ... This is a report of a case of Balamuthia mandrillaris infection in a Chinese boy, with red plaques on the nasal dorsum as the ... Balamuthia mandrillaris infection is a rare infectious disease around the world, with high rates of morbidity and mortality. ... Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection with red plaques on the nasal dorsum as the first presentation ...
https://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/pt-fatal-balamuthia-mandrillaris-infection-with-articulo-S036505962200085X
CVI Members Publications | Stanford Cardiovascular Institute | Stanford MedicineCVI Member's Publications | Stanford Cardiovascular Institute | Stanford Medicine
Balamuthia mandrillaris exhibits metalloprotease activities. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2006 Jun;47(1):83-91. PMID: 16706791 [ ...
https://med.stanford.edu/cvi/translational-research/memberpubs/publications/June06Pubs.html
Boy With Brain-Eating Ameba Has Passed, Says FamilyBoy With Brain-Eating Ameba Has 'Passed,' Says Family
... which is caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba. ...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810048
CDC Offers Hope in Fighting Brain-Eating Ameba | Blogs | CDCCDC Offers Hope in Fighting Brain-Eating Ameba | Blogs | CDC
It is available for treatment of free-living ameba (FLA) infections caused by Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and ...
http://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2015/06/cdc-offers-hope-in-fighting-brain-eating-ameba-2/
Sensitive universal detection of blood parasites by selective pathogen-DNA enrichment and deep amplicon sequencing | Microbiome...Sensitive universal detection of blood parasites by selective pathogen-DNA enrichment and deep amplicon sequencing | Microbiome...
Yang Y, Hu X, Min L, Dong X, Guan Y. Balamuthia mandrillaris-related primary amoebic encephalitis in China diagnosed by next ... Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis with metagenomic deep sequencing. Ann Neurol. 2015;78(5):722-30. ... including four cases of Balamuthia mandrillaris-induced granulocytic amoebic encephalitis [10,11,12], one of Taenia solium ...
https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-020-00939-1
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.orgPrimary amoebic meningoencephalitis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoebae: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia ...
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/primary-amoebic-meningoencephalitis
Mom finds note from son who died of infectionMom finds note from son who died of infection
... was receiving treatment at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta after being infected with an amoeba called Balamuthia mandrillaris ...
https://www.10news.com/entertainment/around-the-web/mother-finds-touching-note-from-6-year-old-son-who-died-of-amoeba-infection
Identification of amoebae in the CSF in a patient with meningoencephalitis | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & PsychiatryIdentification of amoebae in the CSF in a patient with meningoencephalitis | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
... and Balamuthia mandrillaris.1 The diagnosis is usually made by microscopic examination of stained slices of brain specimens ... which is caused by Acanthamoeba spp and Balamuthia mandrillaris and is characterised by focal granulomatous lesions in the ... can help in discriminating acathamoeba from balamuthia, as some differences in shape, dimensions, nuclei, and cytoplasm have ... usually consists of non-nutrient agar covered with bacteria for Acanthamoeba spp or mammalian cell lines for B mandrillaris. ...
https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/74/10/1445.2
Brain-eating amoeba may have come from neti potBrain-eating amoeba may have come from neti pot
According to the CDC, most cases of Balamuthia mandrillaris arent diagnosed until immediately before death or after death, so ... the non-sterile water that she used it thought to have contained Balamuthia mandrillaris, an amoeba that over the course of ...
https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/fatal-brain-eating-amoeba-may-have-come-from-womans-neti-pot
CDC-Authored Genomics and Precision Health Publications Database|Home|PHGKBCDC-Authored Genomics and Precision Health Publications Database|Home|PHGKB
Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis With Metagenomic Deep Sequencing. Michael R Wilson, Niraj M Shanbhag, Michael J ...
https://phgkb.cdc.gov/PHGKB/cdcPubFinder.action?query=all&Mysubmit=authorPub&authorID=1896264
Code System Concept
Balamuthia mandrillaris (organism). Code System Preferred Concept Name. Balamuthia mandrillaris (organism). Concept Status. ...
https://phinvads.cdc.gov/vads/ViewCodeSystemConcept.action?oid=2.16.840.1.113883.6.96&code=115635005
Entamoeba histolytica Amebiasis - Digestive System - Merck Veterinary ManualEntamoeba histolytica Amebiasis - Digestive System - Merck Veterinary Manual
Although other species of amebae (eg, Naegleria fowleria, Acanthamoeba spp, and Balamuthia mandrillaris) cause disease in ...
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/digestive-system/amebiasis/entamoeba-histolytica-amebiasis?autoredirectid=19886&autoredirectid=19848
TWiP 175 letters | This Week in ParasitismTWiP 175 letters | This Week in Parasitism
Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, Malaria, cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. PD7 posted that both Balamuthia ... Both B. mandrillaris and N. fowleri were not consistent with our patient symptoms, because he lacks CNS involvement, or the ... mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri Could be found in the perfunctorily named Protozoans of Minor Medical Importance,(can you guys ...
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Naegleria Infection and Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) Workup: Laboratory Studies, Imaging Studies, Other TestsNaegleria Infection and Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) Workup: Laboratory Studies, Imaging Studies, Other Tests
Multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Naegleria fowleri. ... and Balamuthia species in a single specimen, thus reducing the time for diagnosis. This is especially useful as infection with ...
https://emedicine.staging.medscape.com/article/223910-workup
Tropical Parasitology : Table of ContentsTropical Parasitology : Table of Contents
B. mandrillaris can enter through wounds on the skin or the nose and cause cutaneous lesions and the usually fatal Balamuthia ... Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic, free-living ameba that is pathogenic to humans. It has a worldwide distribution ... Balamuthia mandrillaris: An opportunistic, free-living ameba - An updated review p. 78. ... Balamuthia infections are rare but have been reported in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals of all ages. ...
https://tropicalparasitology.org/showBackIssue.asp?issn=2229-5070
Impact of donor multidrug-resistant organisms on solid organ transplant recipient outcomesImpact of donor multidrug-resistant organisms on solid organ transplant recipient outcomes
Transmission of Balamuthia mandrillaris through Solid Organ Transplantation: Utility of Organ Recipient Serology to Guide ... Title : Transmission of Balamuthia mandrillaris through Solid Organ Transplantation: Utility of Organ Recipient Serology to ...
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121546
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While at this meeting was a disease caused by Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Acanthamoeba species. Int J ...
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AcanthamoebaEncephalitisAmebaAmoebaAmebaeTrophozoitesLesionsOrgan transplantationImmunocompetentVisvesvaraFatalFocalWoundsInfectionsCasesBrainHumanTreatment
Acanthamoeba6
  • The amoeba cannot be cultured on an agar plate coated with E. coli because, unlike Naegleria or Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia mandrillaris does not feed on bacteria (at least in laboratory conditions). (wikipedia.org)
  • It is thought that N. Fowleri causes an acute inflammatory cytokine response, whereas Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia spp. (medscape.com)
  • More typically, GAE results from hematogenous seeding of the CNS following primary inoculation of the lungs or skin by B mandrillaris, Acanthamoeba, or Sappinia species. (medscape.com)
  • When combined with other antibiotics and antifungals, miltefosine has helped some patients survive a FLA infection called granulomatous amebic encephalitis, which is caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba . (medscape.com)
  • It is available for treatment of free-living ameba (FLA) infections caused by Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Acanthamoeba species. (cdc.gov)
  • 1, 2 In the central nervous system (CNS), two main, well defined disease entities have been described: primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, which is caused by Naegleria fowlery and is rapidly fatal, and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, which is caused by Acanthamoeba spp and Balamuthia mandrillaris and is characterised by focal granulomatous lesions in the brain following a subacute or chronic course. (bmj.com)
Encephalitis6
  • Balamuthia can cause a rare * and serious infection of the brain called granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE). (cdc.gov)
  • Balamuthia mandrillaris - granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) [cited 2015 Feb 10]. (cdc.gov)
  • Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that causes the rare but deadly neurological condition granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). (wikipedia.org)
  • Two kidney recipients, a 31-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, suffered from post-transplant encephalitis due to Balamuthia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis With Metagenomic Deep Sequencing. (cdc.gov)
  • B. mandrillaris can enter through wounds on the skin or the nose and cause cutaneous lesions and the usually fatal Balamuthia amebic encephalitis (BAE). (tropicalparasitology.org)
Ameba6
  • Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba (a single-celled living organism) naturally found in the environment. (cdc.gov)
  • A free-living ameba naturally found in the environment, Balamuthia mandrillaris can cause a serious infection of the brain, other organs (skin, liver, kidneys), and rarely, spinal cord. (cdc.gov)
  • Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic, free-living ameba that is pathogenic to humans. (tropicalparasitology.org)
  • A frame from the grouped movie of a Balamuthia mandrillaris ameba within a culture of monkey kidney cells. (ucsd.edu)
  • A single frame from the movie (CIL:20154) that shows a large rounded monkey kidney cell being penetrated by a pseudopodium followed by the whole Balamuthia ameba. (ucsd.edu)
  • An ameba, Balamuthia mandrillaris, within a culture of monkey kidney feeder cells. (ucsd.edu)
Amoeba9
  • B. mandrillaris is a soil-dwelling amoeba and was first discovered in 1986 in the brain of a mandrill that died in the San Diego Wild Animal Park. (wikipedia.org)
  • B. mandrillaris is a free-living, heterotrophic amoeba, consisting of a standard complement of organelles surrounded by a three-layered cell wall (thought to be made of cellulose), and with an abnormally large cell nucleus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Leland Shoemake was receiving treatment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta after being infected with an amoeba called Balamuthia mandrillaris that infected his brain. (10news.com)
  • According to the doctors who treated the woman, the non-sterile water that she used it thought to have contained Balamuthia mandrillaris , an amoeba that over the course of weeks to months can cause a very rare and almost always fatal infection in the brain. (kjrh.com)
  • According to the CDC, most cases of Balamuthia mandrillaris aren't diagnosed until immediately before death or after death, so doctors don't have a lot of experience treating the amoeba and know little about how a person becomes infected. (kjrh.com)
  • have robust source water protection programs" and treatment programs, and she noted that "Well protected groundwater supplies are logically expected to be free of any such large amoeba" such as Balamuthia. (kjrh.com)
  • Poor Seattle woman dies from brain-eating amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris she foolishly introduced through her nose. (blogspot.com)
  • As if that wasn't bad enough luck, the woman also died from the type of amoeba that is least-known by doctors â€" Balamuthia mandrillaris. (bellgab.com)
  • You may recall the news story about a woman from Seattle whose brain was being eaten away by a rare brain infection called Balamuthia mandrillaris (an amoeba found in soil and freshwater, which generally causes no harm to humans). (nutristart.com)
Amebae4
  • Originally isolated from the brain of a mandrill that died of meningoencephalitis at the San Diego Zoo, Balamuthia mandrillaris is named for the late professor William Balamuth of the University of California at Berkeley, for his contributions to the study of amebae. (cdc.gov)
  • At the same time, and xenic culture is also performed to help differentiate between Balamuthia and other amebae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cases have been caused by emerging pathogens, including West Nile virus, rabies virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, and Balamuthia mandrillaris amebae. (cdc.gov)
  • Cases were caused by infections from transplant-transmitted pathogens: West Nile virus, rabies virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, and Balamuthia mandrillaris amebae. (cdc.gov)
Trophozoites1
  • The life cycle of Balamuthia involves two stages: trophozoites and the cyst. (benthambooks.com)
Lesions2
  • Balamuthia may also cause a variety of non-neurological symptoms, including skin lesions, which can progress to GAE. (wikipedia.org)
  • Balamuthia lesions are most often painless. (wikipedia.org)
Organ transplantation3
  • More recently, B. mandrillaris has been shown to be transmissible through organ transplantation. (cdc.gov)
  • Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation-Mississippi, 2009. (cdc.gov)
  • According to a report published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report in September 2010, two confirmed cases of Balamuthia transmission occurred through organ transplantation in December 2009 in Mississippi. (wikipedia.org)
Immunocompetent1
  • Balamuthia infections are rare but have been reported in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals of all ages. (tropicalparasitology.org)
Visvesvara1
  • The generic name Balamuthia was given by Govinda Visvesvara, after his mentor, parasitologist William Balamuth, for his contributions to the study of amoebae. (wikipedia.org)
Fatal1
  • Serologic survey for exposure following fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection. (notifylibrary.org)
Focal1
  • Balamuthia-induced GAE can cause focal paralysis, seizures, and brainstem symptoms such as facial paralysis, difficulty swallowing, and double vision. (wikipedia.org)
Wounds1
  • B. mandrillaris can infect the body through open wounds or by inhalation. (wikipedia.org)
Infections1
  • Few patients have survived Balamuthia infections with antimicrobial treatment that has largely been empirical. (tropicalparasitology.org)
Cases1
  • Balamuthia Mandrillaris: Over 200 cases were reported from South America and United States. (benthambooks.com)
Brain3
  • Balamuthia is most easily identifiable in a brain biopsy performed on an individual suffering from GAE. (wikipedia.org)
  • Instead, Balamuthia must be cultured on primate hepatocytes or human brain microvascular endothelial cells (the cells that constitute the blood-brain barrier). (wikipedia.org)
  • Several types of animal cells have been used in B. mandrillaris culturing including rat glioma cells, human lung cells, and human brain microvascular endothelial cells. (wikipedia.org)
Human1
  • B. mandrillaris is larger than human leukocytes, thus making phagocytosis impossible. (wikipedia.org)
Treatment1
  • In 2018, an unsuccessful attempt at treatment of a Balamuthia infection after nasal lavage with untreated tap water was reported. (wikipedia.org)
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