Medicine:Sappinia amoebic encephalitis
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Sappinia amoebic encephalitis (SAE) is the name for amoebic encephalitis caused by species of Sappinia.[1]
The causative organism was originally identified as Sappinia diploidea,[2][3] but is now considered to be Sappinia pedata.[4] It has been treated with azithromycin, pentamidine, itraconazole, and flucytosine.[3]
References
- ↑ Da Rocha-Azevedo, B.; Tanowitz, H.; Marciano-Cabral, F. (2009). "Diagnosis of infections caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae". Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases 2009: 1–14. doi:10.1155/2009/251406. PMID 19657454.
- ↑ Gelman, B. B.; Rauf, S. J.; Nader, R.; Popov, V.; Borkowski, J.; Chaljub, G.; Nauta, H. W.; Visvesvara, G. S. (2001). "Amoebic encephalitis due to Sappinia diploidea". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 285 (19): 2450–2451. doi:10.1001/jama.285.19.2450. PMID 11368696.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gelman, B. B.; Popov, V.; Chaljub, G.; Nader, R.; Rauf, S. J.; Nauta, H. W.; Visvesvara, G. S. (2003). "Neuropathological and ultrastructural features of amebic encephalitis caused by Sappinia diploidea". Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology 62 (10): 990–998. doi:10.1093/jnen/62.10.990. PMID 14575235.
- ↑ Qvarnstrom, Y.; Da Silva, A.; Schuster, F.; Gelman, B.; Visvesvara, G. (2009). "Molecular confirmation of Sappinia pedata as a causative agent of amoebic encephalitis". The Journal of Infectious Diseases 199 (8): 1139–1142. doi:10.1086/597473. PMID 19302010.
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