Amphizoic amoebae as causative agents of infections of the central nervous system

Abstract

Representatives of four genera of free-living amoebae, namely Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, Sappinia (so far only one case described in 1998) and Balamuthia, infect the human brain. This paper summarizes the current knowledge of Balamuthia mandrillaris as a causative agent of infections of the brain.

Keywords

• amphizoic amoebae
• Acanthamoeba
• Balamuthia mandrillaris
• congenital transmission
• BAE
• GAE