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Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and Balamuthia in Transplant Patients: An Emerging Threat
Resource type
Book Section
Authors/contributors
- Morris, Michele I. (Editor)
- Kotton, Camille Nelson (Editor)
- Wolfe, Cameron (Editor)
- Puius, Yoram A. (Author)
- Aldrich, Margaret L. (Author)
- Cope, Jennifer R. (Author)
Title
Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and Balamuthia in Transplant Patients: An Emerging Threat
Abstract
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous in the environment. Although they rarely cause infection in humans, when they do so, the infection is often severe and diagnosed late. The three most clinically relevant genera of FLA are Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, and Balamuthia mandrillaris. An increasing body of literature points to these organisms as potential diseasecausing agents in immunocompromised and transplant patients, particularly with regard to donor-derived infections. This chapter will review the salient features, diagnostic modalities, and therapeutic recommendations of these infections in transplant patients.
Book Title
Emerging Transplant Infections
Date
2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Place
Cham
Pages
1451-1472
ISBN
978-3-030-01751-4
Accessed
10/23/21, 9:34 AM
Short Title
Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and Balamuthia in Transplant Patients
Language
en
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Citation
Puius, Y. A., Aldrich, M. L., & Cope, J. R. (2021). Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and Balamuthia in Transplant Patients: An Emerging Threat. In M. I. Morris, C. N. Kotton, & C. Wolfe (Eds.), Emerging Transplant Infections (pp. 1451–1472). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01751-4_58-3
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