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Ma P, Visvesvara GS, Martinez AJ, Theodore FH, Dagget PM, Sawyer TK, 1990 . Naeglaria and Acanthamoeba infections. Rev Infect Dis 12 :490– 513.
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Marciano-Cabral F, 2003 . Acanthamoeba spp. as agents of disease in humans. Clin Microbiol Rev 16 :273– 307.
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Schuster FL, 2004 . Free-living amoebae as opportunistic and non-opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals. Int J Parasitol 34 :1001– 1027.
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Qvarnstrom Y, Visvesvara GS, Sriram R, da Silva AJ, 2006 . Multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris , and Naegleria fowleri . J Clin Microbiol 44 :3589– 3595.
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Schild M, Gianinazzi C, Gottstein B, Muller N, 2007 . PCR-based diagnosis of Naegleria sp. infection in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded brain sections. J Clin Microbiol 45 :564– 567.
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Schroeder JM, Booton GC, Hay J, Niszl IA, Seal DV, Markus MB, Fuerst PA, Byers TJ, 2001 . Use of subgenic 18S ribosomal DNA PCR and sequencing for genus and genotype identification of acanthamoebae from humans with keratitis and from sewage sludge. J Clin Microbiol 39 :1903– 1911.
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Higgins DG, Sharp PM, 1988 . CLUSTAL: a package for performing multiple sequence alignment on a microcomputer. Gene 73 :237– 244.
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Tamura K, Dudley J, Nei M, Kumar S, 2007 . MEGA4: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis (MEGA) software version 4.0. Mol Biol Evol 24 :1596– 1599.
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Sison JP, Kemper CA, Loveless M, McShane D, Visvesvara GS, Deresinski SC, 1995 . Disseminated Acanthamoeba infection in patients with AIDS: case reports and review. Clin Infect Dis 20 :1207– 1216.
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Martinez AJ, Visvesvara GS, 1997 . Free-living, amphizoic and opportunistic amebas. Brain Pathol 7 :583– 598.
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Kidney DD, Kim SH, 1998 . CNS infections with free living amebas: neuroimaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 171 :809– 812.
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Lalitha MK, Anandi V, Srivastava A, Thomas K, Cherian AM, Chandi SM, 1985 . Isolation of Acanthamoeba culbertsoni from a patient with meningitis. J Clin Microbiol 21 :666– 667.
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Carter RF, Cullity GJ, Ojeda VJ, Silberstein P, Willaert E, 1981 . A fatal case of meningocephalitis due to a free-living ameba of uncertain identity: probably Acanthamoeba sp. Pathology 13 :51– 68.
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Walochnik J, Aichelburg A, Assadian O, Steuer A, Visvesvara G, Vetter N, Aspock H, 2008 . Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba amoebae of genotype T2 in a human immunodeficiency-virus negative patient. J Clin Microbiol 46 :338– 340.
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Bloch KC, Schuster FL, 2005 . Inability to make a premortem diagnosis of Acanthamoeba species infection in a patient with fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis. J Clin Microbiol 43 :3003– 3006.
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Ferante A, Rowen Kelly B, Thong YH, 1984 . In vitro sensitivity of virulent Acanthamoeba culbertsoni to a variety of drugs and antibiotics. Int J Parasitol 14 :53– 56.
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Stevens AR, Willaert E, 1980 . Drug sensitivity and resistance of four Acanthamoeba species. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 74 :806– 808.
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Das SR, Asiri S, el Soofi A, Baer HP, 1991 . Protective and curative effects of rifampicin in Acanthamoeba meningitis of the mouse. J Infect Dis 163 :916– 917.
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Rowen Kelly B, Ferante A, Thong YH, 1982 . The chemotherapeutic value of sulphadiazine in treatment of Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in mice. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 76 :636– 638.
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Slater CA, Sickel JZ, Visvesvara GS, Pabico RC, Gaspari AA, 1994 . Successful treatment of disseminated Acanthamoeba infection in an immunocompromised patient. N Engl J Med 331 :85– 87.
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First Case of Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis Caused by Acanthamoeba castellanii in Taiwan
Wang-Huei Sheng
Wang-Huei Sheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chien-Ching Hung
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Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Huai-Hsuan Huang
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Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shih-Yu Liang
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Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yu-Jen Cheng
Yu-Jen Cheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Dar-Der Ji
Dar-Der Ji
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shan-Chwen Chang
Shan-Chwen Chang
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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We report the first case of granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a previously healthy farmer in Taiwan who fell into a ditch. The DNA amplicons of amebas identified by polymerase chain reaction in the cerebrospinal fluid specimen and the ditch water specimens were identical and shared strong homology with A. castellanii . He survived after treatment with amphotericin B, rifampin, and corticosteroids.
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Ma P, Visvesvara GS, Martinez AJ, Theodore FH, Dagget PM, Sawyer TK, 1990 . Naeglaria and Acanthamoeba infections. Rev Infect Dis 12 :490– 513.
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2
Marciano-Cabral F, 2003 . Acanthamoeba spp. as agents of disease in humans. Clin Microbiol Rev 16 :273– 307.
-
3
Schuster FL, 2004 . Free-living amoebae as opportunistic and non-opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals. Int J Parasitol 34 :1001– 1027.
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4
Qvarnstrom Y, Visvesvara GS, Sriram R, da Silva AJ, 2006 . Multiplex real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris , and Naegleria fowleri . J Clin Microbiol 44 :3589– 3595.
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5
Schild M, Gianinazzi C, Gottstein B, Muller N, 2007 . PCR-based diagnosis of Naegleria sp. infection in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded brain sections. J Clin Microbiol 45 :564– 567.
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6
Schroeder JM, Booton GC, Hay J, Niszl IA, Seal DV, Markus MB, Fuerst PA, Byers TJ, 2001 . Use of subgenic 18S ribosomal DNA PCR and sequencing for genus and genotype identification of acanthamoebae from humans with keratitis and from sewage sludge. J Clin Microbiol 39 :1903– 1911.
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7
Higgins DG, Sharp PM, 1988 . CLUSTAL: a package for performing multiple sequence alignment on a microcomputer. Gene 73 :237– 244.
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8
Tamura K, Dudley J, Nei M, Kumar S, 2007 . MEGA4: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis (MEGA) software version 4.0. Mol Biol Evol 24 :1596– 1599.
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9
Sison JP, Kemper CA, Loveless M, McShane D, Visvesvara GS, Deresinski SC, 1995 . Disseminated Acanthamoeba infection in patients with AIDS: case reports and review. Clin Infect Dis 20 :1207– 1216.
-
10
Martinez AJ, Visvesvara GS, 1997 . Free-living, amphizoic and opportunistic amebas. Brain Pathol 7 :583– 598.
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11
Kidney DD, Kim SH, 1998 . CNS infections with free living amebas: neuroimaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 171 :809– 812.
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12
Lalitha MK, Anandi V, Srivastava A, Thomas K, Cherian AM, Chandi SM, 1985 . Isolation of Acanthamoeba culbertsoni from a patient with meningitis. J Clin Microbiol 21 :666– 667.
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13
Carter RF, Cullity GJ, Ojeda VJ, Silberstein P, Willaert E, 1981 . A fatal case of meningocephalitis due to a free-living ameba of uncertain identity: probably Acanthamoeba sp. Pathology 13 :51– 68.
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14
Walochnik J, Aichelburg A, Assadian O, Steuer A, Visvesvara G, Vetter N, Aspock H, 2008 . Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba amoebae of genotype T2 in a human immunodeficiency-virus negative patient. J Clin Microbiol 46 :338– 340.
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15
Bloch KC, Schuster FL, 2005 . Inability to make a premortem diagnosis of Acanthamoeba species infection in a patient with fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis. J Clin Microbiol 43 :3003– 3006.
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16
Ferante A, Rowen Kelly B, Thong YH, 1984 . In vitro sensitivity of virulent Acanthamoeba culbertsoni to a variety of drugs and antibiotics. Int J Parasitol 14 :53– 56.
-
17
Stevens AR, Willaert E, 1980 . Drug sensitivity and resistance of four Acanthamoeba species. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 74 :806– 808.
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18
Das SR, Asiri S, el Soofi A, Baer HP, 1991 . Protective and curative effects of rifampicin in Acanthamoeba meningitis of the mouse. J Infect Dis 163 :916– 917.
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19
Rowen Kelly B, Ferante A, Thong YH, 1982 . The chemotherapeutic value of sulphadiazine in treatment of Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in mice. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 76 :636– 638.
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20
Slater CA, Sickel JZ, Visvesvara GS, Pabico RC, Gaspari AA, 1994 . Successful treatment of disseminated Acanthamoeba infection in an immunocompromised patient. N Engl J Med 331 :85– 87.
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