Molecular Diagnosis of Encephalitis/Meningoencephalitis Caused by Free-Living Amoebae from a Tertiary Center in India
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11121509
Abstract: Background: Pathogenic free-living amoeba (FLA) such as Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, and Balamuthia mandrillaris are causative agents of fatal amoebic encephalitis/meningoencephalitis. The diagnosis of such infections is challenging due to a lack of clinical suspicion… read more here.
Keywords: mandrillaris; microscopy; acanthamoeba spp; encephalitis meningoencephalitis ... See more keywords