Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic, free-living ameba that is pathogenic to humans.
It has a worldwide distribution but is mainly detected in warmer regions. Balamuthia …

Background Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare, often lethal, cause of
encephalitis, for which early diagnosis and prompt initiation of combination antimicrobials …

Cutaneous infection by Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare condition that is sometimes
complicated by life-threatening CNS involvement. It often evades timely diagnosis due to its …

The present study tested 80 samples of municipal, geothermal and recreational water
samples for the occurrence of waterborne free living amoebae (FLA) including …

Balamuthia mandrillaris is a pathogenic protozoan that causes a rare but almost always fatal
infection of the central nervous system and, in some cases, cutaneous lesions. Currently, the …

Parasitic infections are a major source of human suffering, mortality, and economic loss, but
drug development for these diseases has been stymied by the significant expense involved …

Balamuthia mandrillaris is a pathogenic free-living amoeba that causes a rare but almost
always fatal infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic …

Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic free-living amoeba that has been reported to
cause cutaneous lesions and Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis. The biology and …

The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of free-living amoebae (FLA) in
Peninsular Malaysia and to compare different methodologies to detect them from water …

The free-living amebae Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, and Balamuthia cause rare but life-
threatening infections. All three parasites can cause meningoencephalitis. Acanthamoeba …