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Early Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Infection during Routine Cytological Examination of Cerebrospinal Fluid

Published:2006-05 Issue:5 Volume:44 Page:1903-1904
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Petry Franz¹,Torzewski Michael²,Bohl Jürgen³,Wilhelm-Schwenkmezger Thomas⁴,Scheid Patrick⁵,Walochnik Julia⁶,Michel Rolf⁵,Zöller Lothar⁵,Werhahn Konrad J.⁴,Bhakdi Sucharit¹,Lackner Karl J.²

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene

2. Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

3. Department of Neuropathology

4. Department of Neurology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

5. Medical Parasitology Laboratory, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Koblenz, Germany

6. Department of Medical Parasitology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

ABSTRACT Early identification of Acanthamoeba in cerebrospinal fluid is mandatory to prevent fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis. In the case presented here amebic trophozoites were detected in a routine cerebrospinal fluid sample. The antibiotic treatment and the apparently low virulence of this isolate were responsible for the benign progression of the infection.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.44.5.1903-1904.2006

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