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Infections Caused by Pathogenic Free-Living Amebas ( Balamuthia Mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba sp.) in Horses

2007; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 19; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/104063870701900318

ISSN

1943-4936

Autores

Hailu Kinde, Deryck H. Read, Barbara M. Daft, Michael D. Manzer, Robert W. Nordhausen, Daryl J. Kelly, Paul A. Fuerst, Gregory C. Booton, Govinda S. Visvesvara,

Tópico(s)

Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide

Resumo

This article describes amebic infections in 4 horses: granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris and Acanthamoeba culbertsoni and systemic infections caused by Acanthamoeba sp. The former infection occurred in 1 of 4 horses spontaneously without any underlying conditions; the latter amebic infection was perhaps “opportunistic” considering the visceral involvement by this protozoan in association with Aspergillus sp. and/or Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas sp. The clinicopathologic findings and demonstration of the amebic organisms using immunohistochemical techniques, culture, polymerase chain reactions, and electron microscopy are presented.

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