Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia naveed5438@gmail.com
J Clin Microbiol, 2017 07;55(7):1989-1997.
PMID: 28404683 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02300-16

Abstract

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 that lasts a 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 the affinity of these amoebae for particular sites of the brain, diagnostic modalities, treatment options, and disease outcomes in a comparative manner.

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