ListarMicrobiología por tema "Naegleria fowleri"
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Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by a Clinical Isolate of Naegleria fowleri and Identification of Immunogenic Components within Their Protein Cargo
(2022-06)Abstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small lipid vesicles released by both prokaryotic and eu-karyotic cells, involved in intercellular communication, immunomodulation and pathogenesis. In this study, we performed a ... -
Fatal meningoencephalitis in child and isolation of Naegleria fowleri from hot springs in Costa Rica
(2015-02)In summary, this investigation identified an N. fowleri ameba in water sources at a resort in Costa Rica that had been visited by a child from the United States who died of PAM as a results of N. fowleri infection. These ... -
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Related to Groundwater in Costa Rica: Diagnostic Confirmation of Three Cases and Environmental Investigation
(2020-08-01)During the first trimester of 2020, the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica reported the first three cases of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). In two cases, laboratory personnel of the hospitals preliminarily ... -
Primer aislamiento e identificación molecular de Naegleria fowleri en Costa Rica
(2015-01)La meningoencefalitis amebiana primaria, causada por Naegleria fowleri, es un cuadro agudo y fulminante. Esta es una ameba de vida libre (AVL) que presenta amplia distribución a nivel mundial. Presenta una moratildad alta ...