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Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome

Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris are causative agents of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), while Naegleria fowleri causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). PAM is an acute infection lasting few days, while GAE is a chronic to subacute infection that can last up to sever...

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Main Authors: Ong, Timothy Yu Yee *, Khan, Naveed Ahmed *, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *
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Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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spelling my.sunway.eprints.4872019-07-03T08:31:35Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/487/ Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome Ong, Timothy Yu Yee * Khan, Naveed Ahmed * Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano * QR Microbiology Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris are causative agents of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), while Naegleria fowleri causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). PAM is an acute infection lasting few days, while GAE is a chronic to subacute infection that can last up to several months. Here, we present a literature review of 86 case reports from 1968 to 2016 in order to explore affinity of these amoebae towards particular sites of the brain, diagnostic modalities, treatment options and the disease outcome in a comparative manner. American Society for Microbiology 2017-04-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/487/1/Naveed%20Khan%207.pdf Ong, Timothy Yu Yee * and Khan, Naveed Ahmed * and Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano * (2017) Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. ISSN 0095-1137
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Ong, Timothy Yu Yee *
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Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *
Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome
description Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris are causative agents of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), while Naegleria fowleri causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). PAM is an acute infection lasting few days, while GAE is a chronic to subacute infection that can last up to several months. Here, we present a literature review of 86 case reports from 1968 to 2016 in order to explore affinity of these amoebae towards particular sites of the brain, diagnostic modalities, treatment options and the disease outcome in a comparative manner.
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author Ong, Timothy Yu Yee *
Khan, Naveed Ahmed *
Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *
author_facet Ong, Timothy Yu Yee *
Khan, Naveed Ahmed *
Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *
author_sort Ong, Timothy Yu Yee *
title Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome
title_short Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome
title_full Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome
title_fullStr Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome
title_full_unstemmed Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome
title_sort brain-eating amoebae: predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2017
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/487/1/Naveed%20Khan%207.pdf
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