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Identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi spores in respiratory samples from an AIDS patient with a 2-year history of intestinal microsporidiosis by DEL AGUILA, C, LOPEZ-VELEZ, R, FENOY, S, TURRIENTES, C, COBO, J, NAVAJAS, R, VISVESVARA, G. S, CROPPO, G. P, DA SILVA, A. J, PIENIAZEK, N. J

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Free-living amoebae as opportunistic and non-opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals by Schuster, Frederick L., Visvesvara, Govinda S.

“…Knowledge that free-living amoebae are capable of causing human disease dates back some 50 years, prior to which time they were regarded as harmless soil…”
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Identification and Distribution of Acanthamoeba Species Genotypes Associated with Nonkeratitis Infections by Booton, Gregory C, Visvesvara, Govinda S, Byers, Thomas J, Kelly, Daryl J, Fuerst, Paul A

“…Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoan genus found in a wide variety of natural habitats, including water, soil, and air. Pathogenic isolates of Acanthamoeba…”
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Opportunistic amoebae: challenges in prophylaxis and treatment by Schuster, Frederick L., Visvesvara, Govinda S.

“…This review focuses on free-living amoebae, widely distributed in soil and water, causing opportunistic and non-opportunistic infections in humans:…”
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In-Vitro Activity of Miltefosine and Voriconazole on Clinical Isolates of Free-Living Amebas: Balamuthia mandrillaris, Acanthamoeba spp., and Naegleria fowleri by SCHUSTER, FREDERICK L., GUGLIELMO, B. JOSEPH, VISVESVARA, GOVINDA S.

“…The anticancer agent miltefosine and the antifungal drug voriconazole were tested in vitro against Balamuthia mandrillaris, Acanthamoeba spp., and Naegleria…”
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In Vitro Cultivation of Microsporidia of Clinical Importance by VISVESVARA, Govinda S

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Fulminant and fatal encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a kidney transplant recipient: case report and literature review by Satlin, M.J., Graham, J.K., Visvesvara, G.S., Mena, H., Marks, K.M., Saal, S.D., Soave, R.

“…Acanthamoeba is the most common cause of granulomatous amebic encephalitis, a typically fatal condition that is classically described as indolent and slowly…”
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Amebae and ciliated protozoa as causal agents of waterborne zoonotic disease by Schuster, Frederick L., Visvesvara, Govinda S.

“…The roles free-living amebae and the parasitic protozoa Entamoeba histolytica and Balantidium coli play as agents of waterborne zoonotic diseases are examined…”
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Successful Treatment of Balamuthia Amoebic Encephalitis: Presentation of 2 Cases by Deetz, Thomas R., Sawyer, Mark H., Billman, Glenn, Schuster, Frederick L., Visvesvara, Govinda S.

“…Case histories are presented of 2 individuals (a 5-year-old girl and 64-year-old man) who developed encephalitis caused by the free-living amoeba Balamuthia…”
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Free-living, Amphizoic and Opportunistic Amebas by Martinez, Augusto Julio, Visvesvara, Govinda S.

“…Amebas belonging to the genera Naegleria, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia are free‐living, amphizoic and opportunistic protozoa that are ubiquitous in nature…”
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Risk for Transmission of Naegleria fowleri From Solid Organ Transplantation by Roy, S. L., Metzger, R., Chen, J. G., Laham, F. R., Martin, M., Kipper, S. W., Smith, L. E., Lyon, G. M., Haffner, J., Ross, J. E., Rye, A. K., Johnson, W., Bodager, D., Friedman, M., Walsh, D. J., Collins, C., Inman, B., Davis, B. J., Robinson, T., Paddock, C., Zaki, S. R., Kuehnert, M., DaSilva, A., Qvarnstrom, Y., Sriram, R., Visvesvara, G. S.

“…Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by the free‐living ameba (FLA) Naegleria fowleri is a rare but rapidly fatal disease of the central nervous…”
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Comparison of Real-Time PCR Protocols for Differential Laboratory Diagnosis of Amebiasis by Qvarnstrom, Yvonne, James, Cleve, Xayavong, Maniphet, Holloway, Brian P, Visvesvara, Govinda S, Sriram, Rama, da Silva, Alexandre J

“…Specific identification of Entamoeba spp. in clinical specimens is an important confirmatory diagnostic step in the management of patients who may be infected…”
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Detection of Balamuthia Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene DNA in Clinical Specimens by PCR by Yagi, Shigeo, Booton, Gregory C, Visvesvara, Govinda S, Schuster, Frederick L

“…Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba that causes granulomatous amebic encephalitis in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. Because…”
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Environmental Isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris Associated with a Case of Amebic Encephalitis by SCHUSTER, Frederick L, DUNNEBACKE, Thelma H, MARTINEZ, A. Julio, VISVESVARA, Govinda S, BOOTON, Gregory C, YAGI, Shigeo, KOHLMEIER, Candice K, GLASER, Carol, VUGIA, Duc, BAKARDJIEV, Anna, AZIMI, Parvin, MADDUX-GONZALEZ, Mary

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Detection of Antibodies against Free-Living Amoebae Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba Species in a Population of Patients with Encephalitis by Schuster, Frederick L., Honarmand, Somayeh, Visvesvara, Govinda S., Glaser, Carol A.

“…Background. Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba species are 2 free-living amoebae responsible for granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in humans and…”
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Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient: an unusual clinical course and a favorable outcome by Jung, Sungmi, Schelper, Robert L, Visvesvara, Govinda S, Chang, Howard T

“…Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis is a rare but often fatal infection; only 2 survivors have been reported to date worldwide. We report the case of…”
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Balamuthia amebic encephalitis risk, Hispanic Americans by Schuster, Frederick L, Glaser, Carol, Honarmand, Somayeh, Maguire, James H, Visvesvara, Govinda S

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Identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris by PCR Assay Using the Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene as a Target by BOOTON, Gregory C, CARMICHAEL, Jennifer R, VISVESVARA, Govinda S, BYERS, Thomas J, FUERST, Paul A

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Fatal Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis, Italy by Cogo, Paola E, Scagli, Massimo, Gatti, Simonetta, Rossetti, Flavio, Alaggio, Rita, Laverda, Anna Maria, Zhou, Ling, Xiao, Lihua, Visvesvara, Govinda S

“…We report the first case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis in Italy, in a 9-year-old boy. Clinical course was fulminant, and diagnosis was made by…”
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Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis in a Patient with AIDS: Isolation of Acanthamoeba sp. Group II from Brain Tissue and Successful Treatment with Sulfadiazine and Fluconazole by SEIJO MARTINEZ, M, GONZALEZ-MEDIERO, G, SANTIAGO, P, RODRIGUEZ DE LOPE, A, DIZ, J, CONDE, C, VISVESVARA, G. S

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