The Korean Journal of Parasitology (KJP)

Balamuthia Amebic Encephalitis Cured and Discharged

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.2024; 35(6): e496. CrossRef

Non-granulomatous meningoencephalitis with Balamuthia mandrillaris mimicking a tumor: First confirmed case from Pakistan

Zanib Javed, Mustafa Mushtaq Hussain, Najia Ghanchi, Ahmed Gilani, S. Ather Enam

Surgical Neurology International.2024; 15: 238. CrossRef

Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris amebic meningoencephalitis in a 64-year-old woman from the Southwest of China

Suhua Yao, Xiaoting Chen, Lian Qian, Shizheng Sun, Chunjing Zhao, Zongkai Bai, Zhaofang Chen, Youcong Wu

Parasites, Hosts and Diseases.2023; 61(2): 183. CrossRef

Phenotypic assay for cytotoxicity assessment of Balamuthia mandrillaris against human neurospheroids

Narisara Whangviboonkij, Worakamol Pengsart, Zhenzhong Chen, Seokgyu Han, Sungsu Park, Kasem Kulkeaw

Diagnosis of Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis by Thymine–Adenine Cloning Using Universal Eukaryotic Primers

Ju Yeong Kim, Myung-Hee Yi, Myungjun Kim, Joon-Sup Yeom, Hyun Dong Yoo, Seong Min Kim, Tai-Soon Yong

Annals of Laboratory Medicine.2022; 42(2): 196. CrossRef

A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with two excisions and medication

Limei Peng, Quan Zhou, Yu Wu, Xiaoli Cao, Zili Lv, Minghua Su, Yachun Yu, Wen Huang

Cutaneous balamuthiasis: A clinicopathological study

Patricia Alvarez, Carlos Torres-Cabala, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Francisco Bravo

Encephalomyelitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in a Woman With Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Juan Hu, Yiqi Zhang, Yongwei Yu, Huili Yu, Siruo Guo, Ding Shi, Jianqin He, Chi Hu, Jiqi Yang, Xueling Fang, Yonghong Xiao

An Optical and Chemiluminescence Assay for Assessing the Cytotoxicity of Balamuthia mandrillaris against Human Neurospheroids

Distribution and Current State of Molecular Genetic Characterization in Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae

Alejandro Otero-Ruiz, Leobardo Daniel Gonzalez-Zuñiga, Libia Zulema Rodriguez-Anaya, Luis Fernando Lares-Jiménez, Jose Reyes Gonzalez-Galaviz, Fernando Lares-Villa

Diagnostic evaluation of fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in a captive Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with identification of potential environmental source and evidence of chronic exposure

Shawna J. Hawkins, Jason D. Struthers, Kristen Phair, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Shantanu Roy, Bonnie Mull, Gary West

Current report on the prevalence of free-living amoebae (FLA) in natural hot springs: a systematic review

Mary Rachael Leigh Fabros, Xyleen Rianne Shae Diesta, John Anthony Oronan, Kim Sofia Verdejo, Joe-Anna Sheilla Marie Garcia, Ma. Sophia Romey, Giovanni De Jesus Milanez

Journal of Water and Health.2021; 19(4): 563. CrossRef

Various brain-eating amoebae: the protozoa, the pathogenesis, and the disease

Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis via next-generation sequencing in a 13-year-old girl

Xia Wu, Gangfeng Yan, Shuzhen Han, Yingzi Ye, Xunjia Cheng, Hairong Gong, Hui Yu

Emerging Microbes & Infections.2020; 9(1): 1379. CrossRef

Discovery of Anti-Amoebic Inhibitors from Screening the MMV Pandemic Response Box on Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Acanthamoeba castellanii

Christopher A. Rice, Emma V. Troth, A. Cassiopeia Russell, Dennis E. Kyle

“Proposals for Amendments in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Encephalitis caused by Free-living Amoebae”

Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets .2020; 20(2): 115. CrossRef

Balamuthia mandrillaris infection in China: a retrospective report of 28 cases

Lei Wang, Wenjing Cheng, Bing Li, Zhe Jian, Xianlong Qi, Dongjie Sun, Jian Gao, Xuetao Lu, Yi Yang, Kun Lin, Chuanlong Lu, Jiaxi Chen, Chunying Li, Gang Wang, Tianwen Gao

Emerging Microbes & Infections.2020; 9(1): 2348. CrossRef

Balamuthia mandrillaris Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis With Renal Dissemination in a Previously Healthy Child: Case Report and Review of the Pediatric Literature

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.2018; 7(3): e163. CrossRef

Functional Assessment of 2,177 U.S. and International Drugs Identifies the Quinoline Nitroxoline as a Potent Amoebicidal Agent against the Pathogen Balamuthia mandrillaris

Matthew T. Laurie, Corin V. White, Hanna Retallack, Wesley Wu, Matthew S. Moser, Judy A. Sakanari, Kenny Ang, Christopher Wilson, Michelle R. Arkin, Joseph L. DeRisi, Bonnie Bassler, Ibne Ali, Timothy Geary

Amoebic meningoencephalitis and disseminated infection caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Jenessa L. Gjeltema, Brigid Troan, Atis Muehlenbachs, Lindy Liu, Alexandre J. Da Silva, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Jeremy R. Tobias, Michael R. Loomis, Ryan S. De Voe

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.2016; 248(3): 315. CrossRef

Amoebic encephalitis: case report and literature review of neuroimaging findings

Matthew William Lukies, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Tetsuo Maeda, Shinsuke Kusakabe, Hideyuki Arita, Noriyuki Tomiyama

Transmission ofBalamuthia mandrillarisby Organ Transplantation

Eileen C. Farnon, Kenneth E. Kokko, Philip J. Budge, Chukwuma Mbaeyi, Emily C. Lutterloh, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Alexandre J. da Silva, Wun-Ju Shieh, Sharon L. Roy, Christopher D. Paddock, Rama Sriram, Sherif R. Zaki, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Matthew J. Kuehner

Clinical Infectious Diseases.2016; 63(7): 878. CrossRef

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.2014; 33(9): 995. CrossRef

Balamuthia mandrillaris in South America: An emerging potential hidden pathogen in Perú

Alfonso M. Cabello-Vílchez, Salvador Rodríguez-Zaragoza, José Piñero, Basilio Valladares, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales

Experimental Parasitology.2014; 145: S10. CrossRef

What is new about epidemiology of acute infectious encephalitis?

Current Opinion in Neurology.2014; 27(3): 337. CrossRef

Is Balamuthia mandrillaris a public health concern worldwide?

Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Alfonso Martín Cabello-Vílchez, Carmen Mª Martín-Navarro, Enrique Martínez-Carretero, José E. Piñero, Basilio Valladares

Trends in Parasitology.2013; 29(10): 483. CrossRef